Hajj prices: Saudis vow to drive down costs
Ministry’s spokesman confirms low cost Haj procedures have been completed with 20,500 bookings
ISLAMABAD:
Saudi Hajj Minister Bandar Hajjar has said the ministry will reduce occupancy rates of camps at the holy places from 85% to 75% with the aim to reduce the cost of the pilgrimage, Arab News reported. The ministry also defined the prices of camps on a priority basis starting from Saudi Riyal 5,000 for the most favoured locations to as low as Saudi Riyal 2,500. Meanwhile, Hatem Qadi, ministry’s spokesman, confirmed that the low cost Haj procedures have been completed with 20,500 bookings. He said the low cost Haj accommodates around 41,000 pilgrims and the duties are shared between the ministry and Haj establishments.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2014.
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Hajj costs are a highway robbery, keeping in tradition with the old time tradition of raiding the caravans called 'ghazzu.' The devout continue to patronize the robber barons in the name of religion. Will we ever wake up? Not until we are more educated!!!