Prediction of 'govt's sacrifice' before Eid proven wrong: Pervaiz Rasheed
He vowed that the government will provide even better services to Hajj pilgrims next year.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rasheed on Wednesday said that the opposition parties’ prediction of ‘government’s sacrifice’ before the Eid has been proven wrong thanks to the prayers of pilgrims, Dunya News reported.
The Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousaf said that the Pakistani pilgrims were provided with better facilities on cheaper expenses as compared to the pilgrims of India and Bangladesh.
Addressing a joint press conference, Pervaiz Rasheed said that the pilgrims were provided with free food this year and lesser amount was received as rent for accommodation as compared to last year’s.
He said that Sardar Yousaf and Parliamentary committee formed for Hajj affairs oversaw all the Hajj operations.
Information minister said that the pilgrims were provided with better facilities as compared to those provided last year.
He vowed that the government will provide even better services to the pilgrims next year.
Sardar Yousad said that better arrangements for Hajj pilgrims were made upon direction of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
He said the Hajj pilgrims were provided with accommodation, transport, food and better medical facilities whereas only one percent complaints were received from the pilgrims which he claimed were addressed on the spot.
