ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed annual Haj agreement 2025 to provide best facilities to Pakistani pilgrims.
The agreement was signed by Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Saudi Minister of Haj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah.
Under the agreement, 179,210 Pakistani pilgrims would perform Haj this year. It has also been agreed to provide the best facilities to Pakistani pilgrims, who would be offered special accommodation in Mina at reduced rates.
On the occasion, the Saudi minister of haj assured to provide all possible support for better facilities to Pakistani pilgrims To make the Haj journey more accessible, easier and comfortable, a short haj programme of 20 to 25 days has been introduced. Pilgrims would have the option to choose their accommodation in Medina Munawara for a duration of four to eight days.
Each pilgrim would receive a specially designed bag containing the Pakistani flag, a QR code for identification, and relevant information. A special mobile App would provide all information to the pilgrims on their mobile phones, enabling them to stay updated about their haj group’s information, training schedule, flight details, accommodations in Saudi Arabia, and live maps and locations of sites during haj.
Salik Hussain would also participate in a four-day international haj conference and expo organised by the Saudi Ministry of Haj in Jeddah, where additional agreements would be made with institutions and companies responsible for providing facilities to pilgrims.