Overview
- The federal cabinet approved the Hajj Policy and Plan 2027–2030 on Tuesday, establishing a four-year framework to replace the previous year-by-year approach and centralise long-term planning.
- Intending pilgrims will be able to register once for any Hajj season through 2030, which will allow the ministry to keep a priority waiting list and reduce repeated annual registration.
- The policy mandates full digitisation of Hajj operations, covering online payments, complaints handling and monitoring systems to boost transparency and speed up administrative processes.
- Implementation tasks were assigned to relevant ministries to draft standard operating procedures, set up a Shariah-compliant Hajj savings scheme, require mandatory pilgrim training, Takaful coverage and independent third-party validation.
- The cabinet also approved outsourcing services at two Islamabad health centres and noted Pakistan Railways’ revenue rise of about 24.2% for 2025–26, signaling a wider push for public-sector performance and service reforms.