ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of Cabinet here declared all 72,869 received applications under Regular Hajj Scheme successful without balloting and also approved additional financial requirement of $163 million of foreign exchange for Hajj 2023.

ECC met here with Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Ishaq Darin chair considered summary submitted by Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on the utilisation of Hajj quota and its financing, said press release.

Ministry presented details on Hajj Policy-2023, number of applications received under Regular Hajj Scheme, unutilised quota under regular and sponsorship Hajj schemes and financial requirements.

ECC after discussion approved arrangement and modalities for Hajj Scheme-2023 and decided that all received applications under Regular Hajj Scheme shall be declared successful without balloting.

Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan, Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr Aisha Ghous Pasha, SAPM on Finance Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Coordinator to PM on Economy Bilal Azhar Kayani, federal secretaries and other senior officers attended meeting.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 11 2023

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