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Successful Hajj applicants can now switch between long and short packages, choose a room type, and request a refund when canceling through the Pak Hajj App. Medical certificates and mahram or helper requests can also be handled digitally. The Ministry of Religious Affairs announced the update on 27 September 2026. Most reports listed the features…
Pakistan just removed one more trip to a government office from the Hajj 2027 checklist. The Ministry of Religious Affairs, working with the National Information Technology Board, has moved medical fitness certification onto the Pak Hajj app and portal. Pilgrims no longer need to physically submit paperwork — the certificate itself now travels digitally through…
ISLAMABAD: Bookings for the private Hajj scheme have picked up rapid momentum following the launch of digital booking tools and the official finalization of package options. Following directives from the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Wazarat-e-Mazhabi Umoor), most authorized Hajj organizers have uploaded their package details directly onto the official digital portal. Pilgrims can now compare,…
A Hajj visa for 2027 will no longer be issued on paperwork alone. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MOHU) has made a Health Clearance Certificate mandatory for every pilgrim, processed through the official Nusuk Masar platform before travel documents are approved. Pilgrims with serious conditions, including organ failure and advanced pregnancy, will not…
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has opened the next phase of Hajj 2027 registration, and this year the whole process — application, payment, medical clearance, even flight and hotel details — runs through one digital system. No more standing in line at a bank branch with a stack of photocopies. The Prime Minister’s office, working…
Pakistan’s Hajj Policy 2027–2030 is the country’s first multi-year Hajj framework, announced by Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf on Wednesday in Islamabad. It replaces the previous system of approving a new Hajj policy every year, and lets pilgrims register for any Hajj season through 2030 by paying 10% of the estimated cost upfront. “This…
Saudi Arabia rolled out a new Umrah visa on 19 July 2026: one year, multiple entries. The newly introduced eVisa is valid for 365 days from the day it is issued, and pilgrims can stay up to 90 days total across that window. For pilgrims from countries like Pakistan, this replaces a visa that only…
Pakistan’s new Umrah rules, notified in July 2026 under the Hajj and Umrah (Regulation) Act 2024, require every Umrah travel company to be verified by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony (MORA) before it can legally book pilgrims. Clarify how long the verification process takes and when operators are expected to be fully…
New Nusuk Rule Forces Travel Agencies to Register Every Catering Contract Before Pilgrims Can Book MAKKAH — For years, what pilgrims ate during Umrah was mostly a private matter between an agency and whoever it hired to cook. Not anymore. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has pulled catering contracts into the Nusuk Masar…
MAKKAH: Long before the Quran Pak existed as a single bound book, its verses lived on whatever surface a scribe had on hand: leather, palm fronds, flat stones, even the shoulder blades of camels. The Holy Quran Museum in the Hira Cultural District of Makkah has recreated those surfaces for visitors. Replica parchments, wood tablets,…
لَبَّيْكَ ٱللَّٰهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ ٱلْحَمْدَ وَٱلنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَٱلْمُلْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
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