Dr Qadri’s statement comes at a time when the cabinet had approved 63 per cent increase in the cost of Hajj which was met with severe criticism. Sindh Assembly protests withdrawal of Hajj subsidyThe existing Hajj quota is 60pc for the government scheme and 40pc for private Hajj tour operators. Meanwhile, after Peshawar, private tour operators in Lahore have also offered an economical package for Hajj. All Pakistan Hajj Forum Association (APHFA) has said that Hajj expenditures can drastically come down if the government provides a uniform quota to all private Hajj tour operators. Currently, the government has quota for 800 Hajj tour operators while 300 operators remain unregistered and do not have any proportion in the quota.

Source: The Express Tribune February 10, 2019 19:30 UTC