About 67,000 Pakistanis who want to perform Hajj through private Hajj organizers have been feared to sink 36 billion rupees. These people have paid the money to the Hajj organizers who say the money (ie, 480 million rials or about 36 billion rupees) has been transferred to Saudi Arabia and a large part of it has been paid on the booking of various services, including hotels and food. On the other hand, despite depositing money for Hajj, the victims have not yet received visas and if they are left with Hajj, their money will be wasted.
Today, the media, including the news, recently reported that 67,000 Pakistanis would be deprived of performing Hajj. But now reports from various sources show that the matter is not only limited to the deprivation of Hajj of these individuals, but billions of rupees have been raised.
However, 90,000 people who do Hajj under the government scheme have no problem.
The information that has been revealed can be considered in some way.
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Private Hajj organizers started booking from people from October to November. According to the prevailing procedure, private Hajj organizers first deposit the money to the Ministry of Religious Affairs. After the approval of quota, etc., the money is returned to the concerned Hajj organizers who make arrangements for their pilgrims in Saudi Arabia with the same amount, ie buy different services. These services or services include various services, including hotels and food.
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In the past, Hajj organizers used to go to Saudi Arabia to make contracts with hotels and other services and get visas for their pilgrims on this basis. However, in recent years, the Saudi government has changed the procedure. Now the portal has been introduced. Hajj organizers have to submit details to the portal after the purchase of all services, based on which visas are issued.
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The deadline or deadline for submitting details on the portal this year was February 14. That is, before this date, the Hajj organizers had to submit the details by completing the purchase of services in Saudi Arabia. Only then had visas to the pilgrims. However, the Hajj organizers failed to do so.
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The Hajj organizers believe that the government allowed them on January 10 to buy services in Saudi Arabia, after which the time was very limited to the deadline of February 14. On the other hand, the government has also set a daily limit for transfer of money from Pakistan that excessive money cannot be sent out in one day. According to the Hajj organizers, for these two reasons, they could not transfer all the money before February 14 and as a result, they could not buy services.
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Since the Hajj organizers could not settle matters including the purchase of services for all their clients and they did not provide details on the portal, Saudi Arabia did not issue Hajj visas to 67,000 people. Visas have been issued by the private Hajj Organizers on the portal provided on the portal and they are going on Hajj.
Fears not to get the money back
The seriousness of the matter is that the amount of 67,000 Pakistanis who did not get visas have also been transferred to Saudi Arabia, according to the Hajj organizers and have been spent on the purchase of various services.
It is uncertain that if these people will be able to get their money back if they do not get a visa and lose Hajj.
On the other hand, there are reports that some Hajj organizers have their own capital as private organizers usually pay for Hajj with some money and the rest later.
According to BBC Urdu, a Hajj organizer said, “If we do not get any more time in this deadline, we will probably be drowned millions and we will not be able to pay for those who cannot go to Hajj and sell their land, property.”
How did the money be spent?
Talking to BBC Urdu, a Hajj organizer said, “When the Riyal returned to me from the Ministry of Religious Affairs in my account, I moved to my account in January, after which I started management of buildings in Mecca and Medina, hotel money, zone purchases, and applications for visas. Which could not be completed. ‘
According to him, he paid a lot of advances. “Now the situation is that if the purchase of the zone for the expected pilgrimage is complete, then the buildings can not be paid. If one building has deposited money, the payment of food money has not been completed. Due to this, the visas have not been issued and the relevant portal is now closed. ‘
