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Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony

Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony

Ministry of the Government of Pakistan

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony (Urdu: وزارت مذہبی امور و بین المذاہب ہم آہنگی, abbreviated as MoRA) is a government agency of Pakistan responsible for religious matters such as pilgrimage outside Pakistan, especially to India for Ziyarat, and Saudi Arabia for Umrah and Hajj. It is also responsible for the welfare and safety of pilgrims. The agency has its headquarters in Islamabad.[1]

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The Ministry was established by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Its first minister was Maulana Kausar Niazi.[2]

Wings

The ministry is composed of several subordinate bodies including:

  • Hajj Wing
  • Administration and Finance Wing
  • Dawah and Ziarat Wing
  • Development and Coordination Wing
  • Research and Reference Wing
  • Interfaith Harmony Wing
  • Office of Pilgrims' Affairs Pakistan (OPAP), KSA

List of ministers

The following it the list of Federal Ministers for Religious Affairs:[3]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony". mora.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    "'There was no religious affairs ministry in Quaid's cabinet'". Dawn. Pakistan. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony". mora.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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    https://mora.gov.pk/Detail/OTgxMDIyMTEtN2ViMS00ZDRiLWFhZDItZTg3MzA3MjRlYjg5
  5. [5]
    "Talha Mahmood given portfolio of religious affairs". 19 April 2023.
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