ECC approves all Regular Hajj Scheme applications

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet declared all 72,869 applications received under the Regular Hajj Scheme successful without a vote, and it also approved an additional $163 million in foreign currency as a requirement for Hajj 2023. Using a summary provided by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on the utilization of the Hajj quota and its financing, the ECC met here with Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Darin serving as chair, according to a press release. The Hajj Policy-2023, the number of applications received under the Regular Hajj Scheme, the unused quota under the Regular and Sponsorship Hajj Schemes, and the financial requirements were all detailed by the Ministry.

The ECC after discussion approved the arrangement and modalities for Hajj Scheme-2023 and decided that all received applications under Regular Hajj Scheme shall be declared successful without balloting.

Minister for Power  Khurram Dastgir Khan, Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr Aisha Ghous Pasha, SAPM on Finance Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue  Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Coordinator to the PM on Economy Bilal Azhar Kayani, federal secretaries and other senior officers attended the meeting.