Govt Hajj Scheme Balloting to Be Held on 5 April

The Hajj Application process continues 7 days a week in numerous designated banks across Pakistan. The Hajj application balloting is scheduled for April 5th, Wednesday. The government has designated 14 banks to receive applications for the Hajj under its program. They are the following: Meezan Bank, Bank Alfalah, Habib Metro Bank, Soneri Bank, Faysal Bank, Askari Bank, and Bank Al-Habib. There are also the following: HBL, UBL, NBP, MCB, Allied Bank, ZTBL, and BoP.

During the holy month of Ramadan, banks will be open from 9 AM to 2 PM every day, with the exception of Fridays, when they will be available from 8:30 AM to 1 PM. The banks will remain open on Saturdays and Sundays to receive Hajj Appliai. The government program's deadline for collecting Hajj applications is this Friday, March 31.

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This year, a package increase of Rs. 350,000 announced by the Religious Affairs Minister resulted in a considerable increase in the cost of the annual Hajj visit. Due to this, Pakistan's official Hajj expenses have increased to almost Rs. 1.175 million, a significant increase over the cost of Rs. 826,000 last year. The increase in costs can be linked to rising food and hotel costs, as well as general inflation.