Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has allowed 60,000 people from across the world, including Pakistan, to perform Hajj this year, Special Representative to the PM on Religious Harmony Maulana Tahir Ashrafi said.
He said that the government is in talks with Saudi officials regarding the number of people from Pakistan allowed to perform the sacred pilgrimage this year.
“People under the age of 18 and above 60 years won’t be eligible for Hajj,” Ashrafi said, revealing that those going for the pilgrimage will have to quarantine for three days.
Coronavirus vaccination is a must, he pointed out.
