Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony

The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Urdu: وزارت مذہبی امور و بین العقائد 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] The Ministry was established by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Its first Minister was Maulana Kausar Niazi.[2] The current Federal Minister of Religious Affairs is Noor-ul-Haq Qadri. The ministry is composed of several subordinate bodies including the Directorate of Hajj, the Council of Islamic Ideology, and the Madrassah Education Board.[3]

Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
وزارت مذہبی امور و بین العقائد ہم آہنگی
Agency overview
FormedEstablished by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Established by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto)
HeadquartersG6, Shaheed-e-Millat Road
Islamabad, Capital Territory
Annual budget2011 Federal Budget
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Secretary, Mumtaz Ali Shah
Websitewww.mora.gov.pk

See also

References
  1. "Ministry of Religious Affairs". Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. "'There was no religious affairs ministry in Quaid's cabinet'". 22 April 2015.
  3. "Introduction". Ministry of Religious Affairs, Pakistan. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
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