No ball\u00ado\u00ad\u00adting for Haj will be conducted this year as the nu\u00ad\u00admber of applications recei\u00adved for Haj was far less than the seats available.
\nFinance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday annou\u00adn\u00adced that all Haj applications under the governm\u00adent scheme would be acc\u00adepted without balloting.
\nIn a brief address at the state-run electronic media along with Min\u00adis\u00adter for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor, Mr Dar said as many as 72,869 applications had been received under the government\u2019s regular scheme against a quota of 44,190.
\nThe finance ministry plan\u00adned to accept all ap\u00ad\u00adplications of intending pilgrims, he said, adding that the extra foreign exchange reserves for Haj pilgrims would be provided with the support of the State Bank of Pakistan.
\nHe asked the intending pilgrims to pray for the progress and prosperity of the country.
\nAs per the Haj quota distribution, the government had allocated aro\u00adu\u00ad\u00adnd 45,000 seats under the sponsorship scheme.
\nUnder this scheme, the applicants were to pay Haj dues in dollars, but only around 6,000 applications were received by the government under this scheme and around 10,000 seats remained vacant due to limited interest shown by the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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