ISLAMABAD:Balloting of Hajj applications received under the government scheme will be held on 12 March 2019.
According to spokesperson of Ministry of Religious Affairs, 216, 542 intending pilgrims submitted their applications for Hajj this year. Spokesperson said Minister for Religious Affairs Noor ul Haq Qadri will perform the balloting.
All banks have been directed to complete online entry at the earliest and ensure accuracy of updating records of the pilgrims who remained unsuccessful in the last three years, spokesperson added.
As many as 200,000 people from Pakistan would perform Hajj this year, 60 percent of which under the government scheme, while the rest under the private tour operators.