Pakistan, April 7 -- Pakistan's religious affairs minister said on Sunday that pre-Hajj arrangements for pilgrims performing the pilgrimage under the government scheme this year were in the "final stages," vowing to ensure the best possible facilities for people.

The annual Islamic pilgrimage is expected to take place this year in June. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Hajj Agreement 2025 in January, according to which 179,210 Pakistanis are expected to perform the pilgrimage this year. The quota was divided equally between government and private schemes.

"All pre-Hajj arrangements both here and in Saudi Arabia are in their final stages," Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, Pakistan's minister for religious affairs, told reporters at a press co...