Pakistani pilgrims to spend Rs9.94bn on sacrifices for Hajj 2025

Tamseela Akhtar

Jan 20, 2025 — 1 min read

The Ministry of Religious Affairs revealed that Pakistani pilgrims were expected to spend Rs9.94billion on sacrificial rites during Hajj 2025.

Officials disclosed that this year’s sacrificial fee was set at Rs55,500 per individual.

Sources within the ministry indicated that more than Rs1.94billion had already been deposited by over 35,000 pilgrims under the government’s Hajj scheme for the sacrificial arrangements.

In total, 179,210 pilgrims from Pakistan were scheduled to perform Hajj this year. This figure included 89,605 pilgrims under the government scheme, with an equal number travelling through private arrangements.

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