Tag: beggars
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Government to block passports of over 2,000 ‘beggars’
The federal government has decided to block the passports of more than 2,000 Pakistani beggars operating in foreign countries. The Director General (DG) of Immigration and Passports has requested details from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding these beggars. The Ministry will obtain lists of these beggars from its missions worldwide. Passports of Pakistanis engaged…
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Forced begging now non-bailable offence
The Punjab Home Department has sent amendments to the anti-rape law to the Cabinet for approval. According to the spokesman of the Punjab Home Department, under the new law, forced begging has been declared a non-bailable offence. The spokesperson said that those who force children, the elderly and women to beg will be severely punished,…
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Nine beggars offloaded from Umrah flight
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested nine alleged beggars at Multan International Airport who were all set to travel to Saudi Arabia under the guise of Umrah pilgrims. There were six men and three women in the group that was arrested. Authorities were able to figure out their intentions as they were unable to…
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Four Pakistani beggars went to Saudi Arabia under guise of Umrah
The Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Lahore of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested four suspects who went to Saudi Arabia to beg under the guise of Umrah. Among the four suspects were two women and two men. According to the spokesperson of FIA, the accused were offloaded by FIA Immigration at Lahore Airport. They had…
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Lahore police initiates crackdown against professional beggars
On the orders of Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore, Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, special squads of the Lahore Police have started a crackdown against habitual and professional beggars in an effort to free the provincial capital of this annoyance. In keeping with its campaign against professional panhandlers, Lahore Police has so far detained…
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Police arrests 106 professional beggars in a crackdown
In a crackdown against professional beggars, the Rawalpindi Police arrested 106 beggars over the course of three days in an effort to reduce the issue of panhandling and lower the risk of traffic accidents caused by jaywalking. According to a police spokesman, the anti-beggary squads carried out raids in various neighborhoods, took action against professional…