ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) took serious notice of the difficulties and problems faced by Pakistani pilgrims during Hajj.
While chairing the PAC meeting here on Monday, Chairman of the Committee Noor Alam Khan said the matter about hurdles faced by the Pakistani Hajj pilgrims during this year had already been sent to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for probing and inquiry.
He directed the concerned authorities in the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony to provide a detailed response to explain why Pakistani pilgrims had confronted inconveniences during the Hajj 2023.
PAC Urges Forensic Audit
The Chairman PAC said that despite the completion of Hajj proceedings, the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Atta-ur-Rehman, DG Hajj, and other staff were still present in Saudi Arabia. To know about the whole matter, Noor Alam Khan urged that a forensic audit would be required to be conducted regarding the Hajj expenses.
Meanwhile, Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs responded that arrangements in Makkah and Madinah were the responsibility of the ministry, while most of the complaints have been received from places where arrangements were made by the Saudi government.
The Public Accounts Committee directed the Ministry of Religious Affairs to contact the Departmental Accounts Committee (DAC) and a thorough reply should be presented in the next meeting.
