ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony and Ministry of Information Technology on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the digitalisation of the Hajj Operation.
The digitalisation of the Hajj Operation would help in doing away with unnecessary delays and human errors in the process.
There would be end-to-end digitalisation of the Hajj operation starting from submission of Hajj applications for the Hajj-2027.
The Hajj Operation, however, would start, few weeks after the Hajj-2026. Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, Minister for Information Technology, Shaza Fatima and Federal Secretary Religious Affairs, Dr. Sajid Mehmood Chauhan were also present at the signing ceremony.
Joint Secretary Hajj, Muhammad Buksh and Director General National IT Board signed the MoU.
Sardar Yousuf speaking on the occasion said that on the directives of the Prime Minister, the Hajj Operation would be made more easy and transparent.
Shaza Fatima said an online Hajj Portal easy to understand by applicants would be developed.
The digitalisation of the Hajj Operation would also meet deadlines of Saudi authorities and better coordination among stakeholders.
