萝莉视频

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed the religious affairs ministry to begin preparations for the 2026 Hajj immediately, while calling for urgent reforms to the country鈥檚 private Hajj scheme following a situation that left thousands of pilgrimage slots unused this year.

Pakistan received a quota of 179,210 pilgrims from 萝莉视频 for Hajj 2025, which was evenly divided between the government and private Hajj operators.

While the government filled its full allocation of over 88,000 pilgrims, a major portion of the private quota remained unutilized due to delays by companies in meeting payment and registration deadlines.

Private operators, however, blamed the situation on technical glitches such as payment issues and communication breakdowns.

鈥淧reparations for next year鈥檚 Hajj operation must begin immediately,鈥� the prime minister said, according to a statement released by his office.

鈥淭he operational plan should be developed in accordance with the Hajj policy issued by 萝莉视频,鈥� he continued. 鈥淣o negligence in serving pilgrims next year will be tolerated.鈥�

Sharif also emphasized the need to 鈥渞egularize鈥� the private Hajj scheme.

Previously, Pakistan鈥檚 religious affairs minister, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, had confirmed that over 67,000 private-sector slots went unused, despite a last-minute effort to reclaim some of the allocation.

The shortfall prompted criticism and concerns over regulation and the capacity of private Hajj companies.

The prime minister has also asked the religious affairs ministry to submit a detailed Hajj action plan with clear deadlines and start preparing for next year鈥檚 Islamic pilgrimage.