Overview
- The Ministry of Religious Affairs launched mandatory online pre-registration this week and reported more than 51,000 applicants within the first two days, showing strong early demand for Hajj 2027.
- Around 46,000 people used the ministry portal while about 5,000 registered via the Pak Hajj mobile app, reflecting high uptake of the National Information Technology Board–backed digital platform.
- About 41,000 early applicants chose the government Hajj scheme and roughly 10,000 selected private operators, a pattern that will shape later allocations once costs and packages are announced.
- Registrations are concentrated in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and skew toward people aged 30–48, with roughly 30,000 men and 21,000 women recorded so far.
- Saudi Arabia has not set 2027 country quotas and Pakistan’s minister has requested about 230,000 places; meanwhile one outlet’s higher three-day figure of roughly 80,000 remains unverified against the ministry’s counts and is in dispute.