ISLAMABAD: The government has initiated accepting the applications for Hajj 2026 under the official schemes.
The deadline for the form submission and payment is August 9, 2025, for the registered applicants.
For the government scheme, the payment will be collected in two installments with the initial payment of 500,000 for a longer pilgrimage of 38 to 42 days.
However, for the shorter 20 to 25-day package, the first installment is Rs. 550,000. The second installment shall be submitted on November 1, 2025.
Applications can be submitted at 14 designated banks across the country.
Earlier, Pakistan’s federal government announced that it will accept new Hajj 2026 applications from those who missed the initial registration deadline.
The original deadline for Hajj applications expired on July 11, but so far only 450,000 people have registered, raising concerns that Pakistan could fall short of its allocated quota of 1.2 million pilgrims.
To make up for the shortfall, the Ministry of Religious Affairs introduced an additional stage of the application process, opening it to both those who were already registered and those who were not.
For Unregistered Applicants
Aspiring Hajj pilgrims who were unable to register earlier will be allowed to apply from August 11 to August 16, 2025.
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