{
  "id": 2756282,
  "title": "Private Hajj scheme 2027 payment process begins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/private-hajj-scheme-2027-payment-process-begins",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T09:08:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1542637/private-hajj-scheme-2027-payment-process-begins/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Private Hajj scheme 2027 payments have started, with the Ministry of Religious Affairs directing applicants to use official digital platforms. Pilgrims can now select authorised Hajj organisers and preferred packages through the Hajj Portal and Pak Hajj App. The ministry clarified that Hajj companies cannot collect payments directly from pilgrims under the private scheme. Instead, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}