Lahore:

Minister of Religious Affairs and Interreligious Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousuf has announced that about 90,000 pilgrims will perform Hajj this year under the Hajj Government -with Hajj -Fly from 29. This month.

As part of the Hajj policy in 2025, a total of 179,210 Pakistanis are set to perform Hajj this year.

The Hajj quota is divided right with 89,605 seats awarded to both the government and the private Hajj schemes.

When he spoke at a press conference in Lahore on Sunday about Hajj 2025 preparations, the minister said the events for Hajj are in their last stages.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) -This National Flag Carrier-will start its pre-HJJJ-FLY OPERATION from April 29. During this massive exercise, more than 56,000 pilgrims will be flown to Saudi Arabia through 280 flights.

These pilgrims will include 20,000 people using the government Hajj scheme and 36,000 people performing pilgrimage through private Hajj operators. Pia uses Boeing 777 and Airbus A320 aircraft to transport pilgrims.

After Hajj, Pia starts his flight after Hajj on June 12 to bring Pilgrims back to Pakistan. This operation continues until July 10.

The Minister said that officers from the Ministry of Religious Affairs will be present at airports across the country to help pilgrims during their departure.

He emphasized that special focus is given on the training of pilgrims to enable them to avoid difficulties in Saudi Arabia. “The Saudi Minister of Hajj assured me that excellent events have been made for this year’s Hajj,” he said.

Yousuf said the first phase of training has been completed and the second phase of the training camp starts from April 8. Pilgrims must go prepared and special focus is given on training.

He said that Hajj and Umrah are questions of faith, and any work done in this regard is considered an act of faith.

The minister said he had a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and that he followed his instructions.