Karachi: Pasban Democratic Party here Monday said that the President House has sent their Hajj policy 2019 suggestions to the formulation committee and it is hoped that they would be incorporated soon in the coming policy.
According to details, Pasban Democratic Party’s Public Issues Committee Director Abu-Bakr Usman after discussions with experts and debates in different forums had formulated their suggestions regarding the Hajj policy and submitted them to the President House, which has now forwarded them to the formulation committee.
Pasban President Altaf Shakoor hoped that these suggestions would soon be incorporated and they would help in ending corruption and malpractices in private Hajj quota and greatly facilitate the Hujjaj.
The Pasban has suggested that the like the government Hajj quota there should be only one package of the private Hajj quota. The private Hajj operations should be given a total of 50000 seats. The private Hajj operators should be given quota only when they take oath that they would not go to litigation.
The Hujjaj should be provided the best accommodation, three-time food and transportation services as per the charges of government Hajj package. On their return the airlines should be made bound to allow them a baggage up to 46kilograms. Hujjaj should be given a mandatory gift of blanket, prayer rug and Darri for Minna, Arafat and Muzdalifah rituals. Special quota for the senior citizens should be continued. For the candidates who could not be selected during last three ballots, more quotas should be earmarked. The applications for the Hajj would be invited in May 2019, so as to facilitate the Hujjaj to deposit their payments.
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