Ministry of Religious Affairs (Pakistan)
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The Ministry of Religious Affairs, Zakat, and Ushr in Pakistan
is responsible for the pilgrimage beyond Pakistan, Muslims pilgrims visits to India for Ziarat
and Saudi Arabia
for Umra & Hajj. It is also responsible for the welfare and safety of pilgrims and zairines. The agency has its headquarters in Islamabad
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Ministry of Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr consists of one division; Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Division.
, holding of conferences, seminars ,training education of Ulemas and Khateebs , proper organization of zakat and exchange of visits of scholars of Islamic learning with the liaison amongst foreign and international institutions. This Division also performs the activities like management of Ruit-e-Hilal,Dawa h , council of Islamic Ideology, infants and minor adoption laws, distribution and utilization of Zakat and Ushr Fund, investment of Zakat Funds in non-profit bearing instruments as permitted under Shariah including the monitoring of collection, disbursement and periodical annual inspection
and audit. There are six subordinate offices working as Directorates of Hajj of this Ministry and two Autonomous bodies i.e. Council of Islamic Ideology
and Pakistan Madrassah Education Board.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
is responsible for the pilgrimage beyond Pakistan, Muslims pilgrims visits to India for Ziarat
Ziarat
Ziarat is the capital of Ziarat District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is located at 30°22'47N 67°43'38E with an altitude of 2543 metres and is a famous holiday resort of Balochistan and nearly every trip from Karachi to Quetta stops at Ziarat...
and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
for Umra & Hajj. It is also responsible for the welfare and safety of pilgrims and zairines. The agency has its headquarters in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
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Ministry of Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr consists of one division; Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Division.
Pilgrimage Beyond Pakistan
The main activities also include research based Islamic studiesIslamic studies
In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge...
, holding of conferences, seminars ,training education of Ulemas and Khateebs , proper organization of zakat and exchange of visits of scholars of Islamic learning with the liaison amongst foreign and international institutions. This Division also performs the activities like management of Ruit-e-Hilal,Dawa h , council of Islamic Ideology, infants and minor adoption laws, distribution and utilization of Zakat and Ushr Fund, investment of Zakat Funds in non-profit bearing instruments as permitted under Shariah including the monitoring of collection, disbursement and periodical annual inspection
Inspection
An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity...
and audit. There are six subordinate offices working as Directorates of Hajj of this Ministry and two Autonomous bodies i.e. Council of Islamic Ideology
Council of Islamic Ideology
Council of Islamic Ideology is a constitutional body responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to Pakistan Government and the Parliament.-Functions:The council has following functions:...
and Pakistan Madrassah Education Board.