Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Dr Umar Saif has congratulated the applicants selected under the government Haj Scheme 2016 through transparent computerized balloting conducted successfully by PITB devised Hajj Information Management System. "PITB team is laudable to complete a gigantic but sacred religious task of receiving more than 0.28 million applications; their scrutiny and now transparent balloting in a very short time," Dr Saif said at a meeting held at Arfa Software Technology Park on Friday.
He said how it was exciting for a citizen to receive a message "Congratulations! You have been selected for Hajj. "But it happened on Wednesday as each lucky selectee was informed through SMS alert at the place where he was at the moment; no long queues, no wait and no visit to the concerned offices.