The Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to hold another round of Haj balloting after Saudi Arabia revised the quota for Pakistani pilgrims, it emerged on Monday.
The Saudi government increased the Haj quota for Pakistani pilgrims to 200,000 from the previous 184,210.
The religious affairs ministry has decided to divide the additional quota of around 16,000 pilgrims as per the existing formula under which 60 per cent of the seats will go to the government Haj scheme, while 40pc will be granted to the private sector, an official told a private source.
