Compensation to heirs of hujjaj passing away in KSA announced

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony will pay Rs500,000 each to the heirs of a pilgrim in case of death and 150,000 rupees in case of accidental disability of one limb during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

Talking to APP, an official of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony said that Rs250,000 each will  be paid to the haji on permanent disability of more than one limb and 300,000 rupees in case of emergency evacuation of pilgrim from Saudi Arabia due to illness.

He said the ministry will continue Hajj Mohafiz Scheme for risk management under Takaful to compensate the affected Hujjaj/nominee of the deceased Hujjaj in current year Hajj season.

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This should be noted that the Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected a petition of the federal government challenging the Islamabad High Court’s verdict that reduced Hajj quota under government scheme from 67 to 60 per cent.

A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, dismissed the petition after hearing arguments from a federal law officer.

Ministry of Religious Affairs challenged the reduction in Hajj quota, arguing that the quota was fixed at 67 per cent under the Hajj policy for this year, however, the IHC reduced it to 60 per cent without factoring in some important facts.