ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A total of 69,534 intending pilgrims were selected through open computerised balloting here on Thursday to perform the sacred religious ceremony under Government Hajj Scheme 2016.
Minister for Religious Affairs, Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousaf conducted the balloting at the Committee Room of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
The selection has been based on groups from 1 to 14 pilgrims.
The selection of group leader means selecting the whole group, he said, adding that as many as 17,213 groups have been declared successful.
The Minister announced the names of first aspirants who have been selected in balloting included the group of Noor Rehman from Bajour Agency (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), followed by Pervaiz Khan Shakir from Peshawar and Ajmal Shah from Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The list of successful pilgrims would be put on the ministry website by 10:00 pm Thursday. The applicants can check their names by clicking their application numbers www.hajjinfo.org; www.mora.gov.pk.
The successful aspirants would be intimated through Short Messaging Services (SMS) on their mobile phones. Intimation letters would also be sent to the successful pilgrims.
The successful applicants can also check their names by visiting their respective banks.
The rejected applicants can take their money back from respective banks from Friday. There is no need to get approval of the ministry in this regard.
A record number of 280,617 applications had been received under the Government Scheme, which shows people’s trust.
The balloting was conducted in collaboration with Punjab Information Technical Board.
