--- title: "Private Hajj scheme receives 21,547 applications" description: "Most outlets reported the rise in private Hajj applications and linked it to the Ministry of Religious Affairs taking notice of the process. Daily Times highlighted the specific number of applications and noted the remaining available seats, while Associated Press of Pakistan mentioned the increase in bookings and the ministry’s intervention in response to complaints. Both framed the development as a positive shift following government attention." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10238-private-hajj-bookings-pick-up-following-ministry-notice site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Private Hajj scheme receives 21,547 applications pakistan · updated 23 Sep 2026, 8:56 PM PKT · 23 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the rise in private Hajj applications and linked it to the Ministry of Religious Affairs taking notice of the process. Daily Times highlighted the specific number of applications and noted the remaining available seats, while Associated Press of Pakistan mentioned the increase in bookings and the ministry’s intervention in response to complaints. Both framed the development as a positive shift following government attention. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Private Hajj bookings pick up following ministry notice](https://www.app.com.pk/national/private-hajj-bookings-pick-up-following-ministry-notice/) · 23 Sep 2026, 8:56 PM PKT > A visible increase has been observed in bookings under the private Hajj scheme following the intervention of the Monitoring Section of the Ministry of Religious Affairs in response to complaints lodged by intending pilgrims against private Hajj companies. - **Daily Times** — [Private Hajj scheme receives 21,547 applications](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1557268/private-hajj-scheme-receives-21547-applications/) · 23 Sep 2026, 8:54 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Private Hajj bookings have accelerated after the Ministry of Religious Affairs took notice of the process. The number of applications received through the Pak Hajj app has reached 21,547. Around 50,000 seats remain available under the private Hajj scheme. A spokesperson for the ministry said pilgrims must complete their payments through the Pak Hajj app. […] ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Private Hajj companies upload packages to government digital portal](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6509-private-hajj-bookings-gain-pace-through-pak-hajj-app-portal) · 5 Sep 2026 · 7 outlets · 84% related - [Ministry takes notice of Hajj booking denial complaints under private scheme](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9810-private-hajj-scheme-ministry-takes-notice-of-complaints-over) · 21 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 83% related - [Private Hajj scheme bookings underway with thousands of seats remaining](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8136-over-7-600-book-private-hajj-packages-as-64-000-seats-remain) · 12 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 82% related - [11,600 private Hajj pilgrims complete bookings through official portal](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8809-11-600-pilgrims-booked-under-private-hajj-scheme) · 16 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 82% related - [Private Hajj Scheme 2027 payments begin; ministry warns against fraud](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4397-private-hajj-scheme-2027-payment-process-begins) · 24 Aug 2026 · 4 outlets · 2 developments · 82% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 23 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.