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Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony

Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
وزارت مذہبی امور و بین المذاہب ہم آہنگی
وزارۃ الشؤن الدینیہ والوئام بین الادیان
Government Organization overview
Formed14 August 1973 (1973-08-14)
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersT.U.V. Blocks, Kohsar Block, Opposite Punjab House, Islamabad, Pakistan
33°44′29″N 73°05′33″E / 33.7413411964465°N 73.09252097522672°E / 33.7413411964465; 73.09252097522672
Employees500
Annual budgetRs.493 million (2021)
Minister responsible
  • Chaudhry Salik Hussain
Government Organization executive
  • Federal Secretary, Mr. Zulfiquar Haider
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

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

  1. ^ "Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony". mora.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ "'There was no religious affairs ministry in Quaid's cabinet'". Dawn. Pakistan. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

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