
A woman sits and begs outside a supermarket on a main street in the Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. — AFP/File
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ISLAMABAD: In its bid to resolve the country’s diplomatic missions in foreign countries, the government has introduced a bill in the Senate to amend the existing legislation to convict “organized Begari”. Is
The Interior Ministry has introduced the smuggling bill in individuals in 2024, which aims to prevent smuggling in the individual Act 2018 by incorporating a organized Begari in section 3.
The proposed changes in the relevant act came to light as many countries have raised the issue of begging in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Pakistan’s diplomatic missions, Iraq and Malaysia.
Noting that Pakistanis visiting these countries Hajj, Umrah and other religious shrines have found begging, diplomatic missions, as is in the claim of amendment draft, urged Pakistani authorities to Take strong action against the people involved in the begging and the groups behind it. Them
“Those agents and groups who are involved in this exercise easily beg for prosecutors because of the prosecution, no law entrusted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is a crime. It has been done to demand an urgent need for a beggar to make a crime. ” The draft was introduced in the upper house on January 28.
The proposed amendments extend further to the “organized Begari” that it was “deliberately, deliberately, using force, using force, cheating, cheating or cheating on a person in or Includes a person’s act to attract or force a person to be involved.
It also talks about crime from requesting or receiving a “in a public place”, whether, under any pretext, such as saying fortunately, performing tricks, selling articles, or often on windows of vehicles. Knock or sometimes forcibly clean. Vehicle windscreen to beg “.
Opportunities further stated that people have no clear tool that in any way or in such a state or in such a public place, which creates the idea that the person who does so is begging. He works by asking or receiving it. Organized with people who enter any private premises for the purposes of asking for or receiving charity.
This definition also covers those who showcase the purpose of charity, injury, injury, injury, disorder or illness or export, whether they be human or animal or to apply for themselves Allows to be used as an exposure. Or receiving charity.
Concerns over the begging issue
The proposed changes may be considered to avoid begging in connection with the confirmation of the Ministry of Pakistanis and the Secretary of Human Resource Development, who in July 2024, the Senate on the development of Pakistanis and human resources development in July 2024. Briefing the committee, he said that Saudi Arabia did not demand Pakistan. Sending beggars, sick people and people without skill.
In November 2024, the government named 4,300 beggars on an Exit Control List (ECL) between Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador Nafa bin Saeed Ahmad al -Malik.
Hundreds of Pakistanis have been deported from the Gulf countries in recent weeks due to irregularities in the documents, failure of inadequate travel funds, procedures, involvement in crime, begging, begging, etc.
According to the news on January 15, three beggars were deported from Saudi Arabia and arrested in Karachi, while another beggar returning from Umrah was arrested on charges of fraud after joining the stop list. The news was reported on January 15.
Meanwhile, passengers were blacklisted this week as a beggar in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, in its bid to address human trafficking concerns, the government has also imposed stringent screening measures at the airports, in which the FIA has directed its deputy directors of immigration to remain alert while passengers. Cleaned for boarding planes.
Officials have been instructed to strictly monitor foreign passengers for the first time between the ages of 15 and 40 during the immigration process in nine cities.
In particular, the FIA said in its consultation, in particular, young passengers traveling through two specific airlines, including Ethiopian Airlines, should take strict screening.
According to the guidance, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Senegal, Kenya, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, Iran, Mauritania, Iraq, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait, and a better system of passengers practicing Karjisistan, Senegal, Kenya, Russia , Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait, and Kergisistan should be implemented.
Immigration officials have been instructed to ensure strict supervision and profiling of passengers living in Mandi Bahadine, Gujarat, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Bhimber, Jhelum, Toba Tek Singh, Hafizabad and Sheikh Pura.
The order states that all documents, including such passengers’ return tickets, hotel reservation, should be thoroughly examined.
In addition, documents should be checked or special attention to tourist visas, and strict interviews will be conducted to detect the financial arrangements of suspicious passengers with their travel goal.