Haj organisers request PM Imran to grant tax exemptions for a year

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Haj Organisers Association of Pakistan (HOAP) has urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide a bailout package and tax exemption for on year.

In a letter to the premier, HOAP chairperson Shahid Rafiq said that the travel and tour sector have been hit hard from the coronavirus crisis, which has resulted in strict travel restrictions. Many tour operators do not even have enough funds to pay their employees and are shutting down their businesses, He requested the prime minister to exempt the tour and travel sector from taxes for a year.

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