ISLAMABAD: Over 116,683 Hajj applications have been getd under the government scheme from across the country, spokesman Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony said on Saturday.The spokesperson further revealed said the designated 14 banks would continue receiving applications till March 6 while polling to choose over 107,526 successful pilgrims would be held on March 8.
Furthermore, the designated Banks to continue receiving hajj applications on Saturday and Sunday despite weekly holiday to facilitate meaning pilgrims.The process of receiving Hajj applications under the government scheme was started on February 25.
He revealed that as many as 200,000 lucky persons would perform Hajj this year out of which 60 percent would perform under the Government scheme while the rest under private scheme.The specifics of the applicants have been uploaded on website of the ministry.He said the applicants were being informed about receipt of applications through short messaging services (SMS) on their large crowd of peopleile phones.Spokesman asked the applicants to check their specifics on the website and right the mistakes if any.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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