Prime Ministers Shaukat Aziz to perform Umra (PTV news item). Official Umra along with a large retinue in attendance has become part of the swearing-in ceremony of the Presidents and Prime Ministers of this country.
The fast frequency with which it is taking place must be costing the poor tax-payer phenomenal amount.
Should the other Islamic countries also adopt similar practice, the Saudi government will have to create a full-fledged special ministry to accord proper protocol to the high profile privileged pilgrims.