MoHRA inks agreement with Saudi firm to provide services to Afghan pilgrims — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) has inked an agreement with the Manasek Al-Mashaer Company to provide accommodation, food, transport and other essential services to 30,000 Afghan pilgrims in Saudi Arabia this year. In a statement, the ministry said the contract was signed on the sidelines of an international Hajj conference and exhibition in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It said the agreement was signed on behalf of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) by Director-General of Hajj, Umrah and Ziyarat Mawlawi Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi and Manasek Al-Mashaer Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Adnan Hamza. Under the agreement, the company is required to provide pilgrims with suitable accommodation, tents, three meals a day, transport services between Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah, and other essential facilities in Makkah, Madinah and the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah. MoHRA will monitor and evaluate the company’s activities to ensure proper implementation of the contract and its commitments, as well as the provision of quality services to pilgrims. A total of 30,000 people from Afghanistan are expected to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year.