ISLAMABAD: Lambasting the steep hike in the new Hajj policy, opposition senators on Friday termed it as a “drone attack on pilgrims,” reported ARY News.

During the senate session, Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani directed Finance Minister Asad Umer to offer subsidy for the holy pilgrimage as the incumbent government assured to reconsider the policy for decrease in Hajj expenses.

It is pertinent to mention here that the government withdrew subsidy on the pilgrimage, increasing the expenses by Rs 176,000 for each pilgrim whereas the overall pilgrimage amounted to Rs 456,000.

Jamat-e-Islami Senator Mushtaq Ahmed termed the first Hajj Policy of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government as disappointing, adding that the government even turned down a subsidy demand of Rs. 45,000 from the Ministry of Religious Affairs.