--- title: "Ministry takes notice of Hajj booking denial complaints under private scheme" description: "Most outlets reported that the Ministry of Religious Affairs has taken notice of complaints about Hajj companies denying bookings despite available seats under the private Hajj scheme. Arab News Pakistan and Hum News English both highlighted the ministry’s response, with Hum News English providing slightly more context by mentioning the ministry urged pilgrims to come forward." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9810-private-hajj-scheme-ministry-takes-notice-of-complaints-over site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Ministry takes notice of Hajj booking denial complaints under private scheme pakistan · updated 21 Sep 2026, 8:48 PM PKT · 21 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the Ministry of Religious Affairs has taken notice of complaints about Hajj companies denying bookings despite available seats under the private Hajj scheme. Arab News Pakistan and Hum News English both highlighted the ministry’s response, with Hum News English providing slightly more context by mentioning the ministry urged pilgrims to come forward. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Ministry takes notice of complaints over Hajj booking refusals](https://www.app.com.pk/domestic/ministry-takes-notice-of-complaints-over-hajj-booking-refusals/) · 21 Sep 2026, 8:48 PM PKT > ISLAMABAD, Sep 21 (APP):The Ministry of Religious Affairs has taken notice of complaints against certain private Hajj companies, refusing to accept bookings despite quota availability being shown on the official Hajj portal. According to the ministry, numerous pilgrims have reported that tour operators claimed their quotas were full, while seats were still appearing as available... - **Hum News English** — [Private Hajj scheme: Ministry takes notice of complaints over booking denials](https://humenglish.com/latest/private-hajj-scheme-ministry-takes-notice-of-complaints-over-booking-denials/) · 21 Sep 2026, 8:09 PM PKT · 95% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has taken notice of complaints that some Hajj companies are refusing to book pilgrims despite having seats available under the private Hajj scheme. The ministry urged pilgrims who are denied booking despite available quota on the Hajj portal to lodge a formal complaint, providing the name of the tour operator, details of the available quota and other... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Pakistan takes notice of Hajj booking denial complaints under private scheme](https://www.arabnews.pk/pakistan/pakistan-takes-notice-of-hajj-booking-denial-complaints-under-private-scheme-3001906) · 21 Sep 2026, 7:39 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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