Hajj cost further jacks up due to Saudi fee

Hajj cost further jacks up due to Saudi fee

Expresstribune: After a possible hike in the cost of government’s Hajj package, Saudi Arabia has also announced to impose an additional fee of Rs16,000 – raising the minimum cost of Hajj this year to around Rs566,000.

 

The Ministry of Religious Affair on Thursday told a Senate panel that cost of Hajj might increase this year Rs115,000 because of hike in the US dollar’s exchange rate and rising airfares.

 

After the increase in the Hajj package, the cost of government Hajj package for northern region would increase to Rs550,000 and that of the southern region to Rs545,000. The cost of government Hajj package last year was Rs433,000.

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