Pakistan Launches Online Hajj Payments as 2027 Registrations Top 150,000
Pakistan has introduced online Hajj payments through its 1LINK interbank network as registrations for Hajj 2027 surpassed 150,000, advancing a fully digital pilgrimage system.
دنیا بھر اور سعودی عرب کے معتبر خبر رساں ذرائع سے تازہ ترین خبریں
نوٹ: خبروں کے مضامین انگریزی میں شائع کیے جاتے ہیں۔
آخری بار تجدید: 3 Nov 2026, 6:04 AM (سعودی وقت)
Pakistan has introduced online Hajj payments through its 1LINK interbank network as registrations for Hajj 2027 surpassed 150,000, advancing a fully digital pilgrimage system.
Pilgrims preparing for Hajj 2027 must meet Saudi Arabia's health requirements, including a mandatory meningococcal ACYW vaccine, alongside recommended flu, pneumococcal and COVID-19 shots.
Saudi Arabia's statistics authority GASTAT confirmed 1,707,301 pilgrims performed Hajj in 2026, detailing arrivals by origin, gender, and travel mode, a modest rise over 2025.
Saudi Arabia has expanded the Saudi Visa Bio app, letting Umrah pilgrims register fingerprints and facial data from their smartphones and removing the need to visit visa centers in supported countries.
Saudi Arabia has scrapped the budget-tier Package D for Hajj 2027 and replaced it with three premium categories bundling accommodation, transport, and catering, prompting concern over higher costs for pilgrims.
King Salman has approved hosting 1,000 Umrah pilgrims from 66 countries as royal guests at his personal expense, beginning with 250 pilgrims from 16 Asian nations in the first of four phases during 1448 AH.
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