Islamabad, May 14, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Federal Government will bear the expenditures of the sacrificial animals by itself during Hajj this year. This was announced by the federal minister for Religious Affairs Senator Talha Mehmood while addressing a presser in Islamabad on Sunday.

The minister said the government is taking all out steps to provide maximum facilities to intending pilgrims for hajj this year. He said 185,000 intending pilgrims from Pakistan will perform the religious ritual this year.

The Minister said the expenditures related to sacrificing of animals are included in the hajj expenditures and the intending pilgrims will not have to incur additional costs in this regard. He said the rise in hajj expenditures this year is due to devaluation of Pakistani rupee and a comparison of full hajj costs will be shared with the nation soon.

Referring to Road to Makkah project, he said currently only Islamabad airport is authorized for this facility and the intending pilgrims leaving from the federal capital will be facilitated through it. He said Immigration of 26,000 intending pilgrims would be made from Islamabad airport.

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