Computerized balloting for successful candidates under government Hajj scheme 2017 will be held in Islamabad today.

Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf will preside over the balloting ceremony.

Three hundred, seventy eight thousand six hundred and eighty two applications have been received under the government Hajj scheme.

One hundred, seven thousand five hundred and twenty six pilgrims will perform Hajj under the government scheme this year while seventy one thousand through private tour operators.-Radio Pakistan