May 20, 2023
Rs55,000 to be refunded as ‘Qurbani amount’ to Hajj pilgrims
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony announced that it was refunding Rs 55,000 as a ‘Qurbani amount’ to both regular and sponsorship scheme pilgrims before their departure to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. This decision was made in accordance with the special instructions of Religious Affairs Minister Senator Muhammad Talha Mehmood, a ministry news release said. The ministry advised the pilgrims of both regular and sponsorship schemes to collect Rs 55,000 from their respective banks before their departure for Hajj as the same would not be reimbursed to them in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government-run Qurbani booths, it


