Srinagar, Feb. 4 -- From 35,000 in 2017 to as low as over 4100 applications this year, the number of people aspiring to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage is steadily declining in Jammu and Kashmir.
The numbers, as per the officials, have further dwindled when over 700 pilgrims who had applied for the pilgrimage opted 'out' of Hajj 2025.
As per the official details as reported by the news agency KNO, a total of 4,100 people from Jammu and Kashmir had applied for Hajj 2025, out of which 3,601 were confirmed in the first list, with 21 more added under the Mehram quota, taking the total number of pilgrims proceeding for Hajj to 3,622.
Dr Shujaat Ahmad Qureshi, Executive Officer, J&K Haj Committee, confirmed that all 3,622 selected pilgrims have ...