Only 23,620 Pakistani pilgrims will be able to perform the Hajj under the private scheme in 2025, the Ministry of Religious Affairs announced on Thursday, marking a significant reduction of more than 66,000 of the initially assigned private quota.
The development occurs after Pakistan was assigned a total quota of 179,000 pilgrims by the Saudi government, based on the population. Of this, 89,801 seats were reserved for private operators of Hajj.
However, due to the breach of the Saudi reserve regulations, the private sector could not ensure mine accommodation, a mandatory requirement for Hajj’s private operators, before the deadline of February 14 established by the Saudi authorities.
Only around 12,500 reservations were completed successfully through the Saudi portal designated before the authorities said.
The sources within the ministry indicated that the Saudi authorities refused to extend the term, despite the appeals. The Government had allowed private tour operators to begin transferring funds to Saudi Arabia as of January 10, but many operators did not comply with the February 14 limit.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Religious Affairs announced that 23,620 pilgrims will be able to perform the Hajj under the private scheme of Pakistan by 2025.
The updated list of approved service providers has been made available to the official website of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (and the Pak Hajj 2025 mobile application.
The Ministry has urged all pilgrims who have reserved through registered organizers of the Hajj (HGO) group to verify the status of its application and contracts using these online platforms.
In addition, the Ministry ordered the registered companies to issue updated HAJJ contracts and guarantee that visa processing is completed before April 18, 2025, in line with the requirements established by the Hajj Ministry of Saudi Arabia and Umrah.
For consultations or complaints, you can reach the Ministry monitoring section and the HGO section through:
Monitoring: 051-9218571 | Email: [email protected]
Hgo: 051-9207519 | Email: [email protected]
