Tag: begging
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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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Professional beggars to be blacklisted by FIA
The Federal Investigative Agency has decided to blacklist the passports of professional beggars who go abroad to seek alms. Director-General FIA Mohsin Butt has issued a directive to thwart these passengers from flying abroad. A crackdown has been initiated, with seventy-four suspects from airports across the country offloaded and transferred to the FIA Anti-Human Trafficking…
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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…
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Beggar gifts PKR 234,000 motorbike to wife, both continue begging together
A beggar from Madhya Pradesh begged for four years and purchased a motorcycle worth Rs234,000 (INR90,000) for his wife. He spent all of his savings on the bike as his wife complained about a backache from sitting on the tricycle he owned earlier. This story is from Amarwara village, where the beggar, Santosh Sahu, expressed his…
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Woman in Lahore wears clown costume to earn living
A woman in Lahore wears a clown costume every day to earn her living to avoid begging on the streets, reported Samaa News. Saima wanted to become a doctor but she had no idea that she would be working as a clown on the streets of Lahore. I have lost a lot in life,” Saima…