“The Ministry of Religious Affairs has recommended increase in the cost of Hajj package by Rs115,000. After, this hike the total cost of government Hajj package would become around Rs550,000,” said Ministry of Religious Affairs Secretary Mushtaq Bhorana. He was responding to a query during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs. The secretary told the panel that a total of 179,000 people are going to perform Hajj this year. After the increase in the Hajj package, the cost of government Hajj package for northern region would increase to Rs550,000 and that of the southern region to Rs545,000.

Source: The Express Tribune January 23, 2020 20:00 UTC