ISLAMABAD: Re
ligious Affairs Secretary Khalid Masood Chaudhry has stated that m
easures were taken for speedy clearance of p
ilgrims on Jeddah Hajj Terminal and maintained that formal agreement was signed with Saudi government in this regard.
Khalid Masood while talking with the delegation of Welfare Organisation Hujaj Pakistan on Friday said that negotiations were going on with PIA officials regarding to reduce the ratio of air tickets.
He said that the government is taking m
easures to facilitate the p
ilgrims. The delegation stressed that an additional Hajj quota given by the Saudi government should be given to p
ilgrims of government schemes as the m
easures taken by under the government schem
es are better than
private tour operators. The delegation appreciated the m
easures taken by Re
ligious Affairs Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf.