Other countries have come out with innovative policies to reduce the impact of increase on their pilgrims and it is the right time to adopt a new approach towards addressing this issue. Pakistan has rolled out hajj fares based on the accommodation location and allows its citizens abroad to pay for hajj fares in dollars. Malaysia has signed three-year airlift agreements to lower hajj packages. Tambug Hajji has subsidized hajj packages for its pilgrims. Commendably, NAHCON Chairman, Professor Usman Abdullahi Saleh is focusing on how to reduce the hajj fare and has so far initiated some experimental measures that may make the 2025 hajj fare less than 2024. However, the first step to achieve this objective is to negotiate the cost of hajj services with service providers based on the interest of pilgrims alone. I am not saying that other interests are being embedded in previous negotiations but I understand that It is difficult to treat an ailment if you don’t undergo the right diagnosis.