On Wednesday, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said that Saudi authorities have so far refused to accept applications from pilgrims, therefore, Hajj will likely be affected in 2021 as well.

According to a report, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri told journalists that he is aware of people's concerns regarding Hajj, adding that he is "constantly in touch with the Saudi Arabian authorities in this regard."

Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said that unlike each year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has not signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan regarding Hajj yet.

It should be noted that Saudi Arabia allowed a limited number of pilgrims (10,000 people) to perform Hajj last year in view of the coronavirus pandemic.