31,000 deported, 51,000 stopped: Pakistan using AI to prevent potential beggars from going abroad as many do not returnPakistan has prevented over 51,000 citizens from traveling abroad this year to curb potential beggars. This measure, alongside enhanced scr...
18 Dec, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
Gulf nations scale back Pakistani visas over crime concernsSeveral Gulf nations are tightening visa norms for Pakistani nationals due to rising concerns over crime, extremism and drug trafficking. T...
30 Nov, 2025, 06.28 AM IST
After Saudi Arabia sends back Pakistanis caught begging, UAE tightens visa rules to curb surge in criminal casesThe United Arab Emirates has halted regular visa issuance for Pakistanis. This move follows concerns about Pakistanis engaging in criminal ...
28 Nov, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
Polimmick: Professional begging quite a business in PakistanPakistan faces a unique challenge as thousands of its citizens are deported for begging abroad, primarily from Saudi Arabia. This revelatio...
19 May, 2025, 07.53 AM IST
Young doctor discovers shocking truth about in-laws in the family basement 5 months after marriage: 'My life was ruined by lies'A young woman discovered that her wealthy in-laws, who claimed to be import-export entrepreneurs, were actually professional beggars. Despi...
28 Feb, 2025, 09.18 AM IST
258 Pakistanis deported from seven countries, 16 arrested in KarachiIn the past 24 hours, a total of 258 Pakistanis were deported from seven countries including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and China. Among them, ...
10 Jan, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
Family of beggars in Pakistan splurges Rs 38 lakh to feed 20,000 guests ; menu include chicken, sweet rice ...A viral video has spotlighted an opulent event organized by a family of beggars from Gujranwala, Pakistan. The family hosted an extravagant...
23 Nov, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
Saudi asks Pakistan to prevent beggars from entering Gulf country under Umrah visasSaudi Arabia has raised concerns about Pakistani beggars entering the Kingdom under religious pilgrimage visas and urged Pakistan to take a...
24 Sep, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
In Pakistan, begging is a big business with thriving exportsPakistani media has reported that the govt has recently decided to block the passports of more than 2,000 beggars for seven years. The govt...
09 Jul, 2024, 10.14 PM IST
24 Pakistani beggars trying to travel to Saudi Arabia for begging arrested in MultanTwenty-four alleged Pakistani beggars disguised as pilgrims were arrested at the Multan airport in Pakistan for attempting to travel to Sau...
01 Oct, 2023, 08.45 PM IST
16 Pakistani beggars trying to travel to Saudi Arabia for begging arrested in MultanAccording to the FIA, the group comprising 16 persons, including a child, 11 women and four men, was travelling on Umrah visas. The Umrah i...
01 Oct, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
"Most Pakistanis fly to Saudi on Umrah visas only to indulge in begging": OfficialMost people visit Saudi Arabia on Umrah visas and then indulge in begging-related activities," Secretary Overseas Pakistanis, Zeeshan Khanz...
28 Sep, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
90 per cent of beggars arrested in foreign countries belong to Pakistan: ReportAccording to a Pakistani newspaper, The Dawn, 90% of beggars arrested in foreign countries are from Pakistan. The issue was discussed in th...
28 Sep, 2023, 02.34 PM IST
Eerie silence prevails in border hamlets days after Pakistani firingDays after ceasefire violations by Pakistan left three people dead and 17 others injured in R S Pura sector of Jammu district, an eerie sil...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.48 PM IST
Shiv Sena again slams currency scrapping, invokes Bal ThackerayNero (Roman Emperor) played the fiddle when Rome was burning, an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece "Saamana", said today.
17 Nov, 2016, 05.24 PM IST
Change in power has increased expectations from India: Mohan Bhagwat"The political changes in the past were rendered useless. There was a fault from this side (society) and also the other side," he said.
19 Dec, 2014, 07.00 PM IST
Many outside America want an end to the policies that may produce more bin LadensIf America does not leave Afghanistan now, this war will not end soon and the world will remain an unsafe place.
03 May, 2011, 01.32 PM IST