'90 pc of beggars' arrested abroad belongs to cash-strapped Pakistan, reveals new report

Amid growing economic crisis, Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis was informed that 90 per cent of beggars who were arrested abro were from Pakistan. Overseas Ministry Secretary Zulfikar Haider me this proclamation in a senate panel discussion on Wednesday. As per Pakistani news outlet Dawn, panel was discussing rise of skilled and unskilled labour leaving country, amid economic crisis.

In meeting, Haider explained that many beggars in country exploited pilgrim visas to Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq. official noted that a significant number of pickpockets apprehended in holy sites like Haram were also Pakistani nationals, Dawn reported. official noted that Japan is one of new destinations for such visitors. Meanwhile, Senator Rana Mehmoodul Hasan highlighted country’s deplorable conditions by comparing rapid development taking place in India. “India chand par pahuch gaya hai, aur hum rozana koi chaand charha dete hain,” senator ded.

Pakistanis rey to work for lower wages than Nepalese, committee finds 

During meeting, Senator Hasan noted that as many as 50,000 engineers in Pakistan are still unemployed. Regarding working abro, Hasan noted that Pakistani labour is cheaper than its neighbouring nations. “Our people are now rey to work on wages lower than those of workers of Nepal and India,” Hasan told garing Dawn reported. Citing concerns about skills and trustworthiness of labour, Hasan reiterated that both India and Banglesh are way ahe in this regard. Meanwhile, Haider noted that a large number of beggars moving abro has furr spurred cases of human trafficking.

panel was informed that approximately three million Pakistanis were in Saudi Arabia, 1.5 million were in UAE, and 0.2 million were in Qatar, Dawn reported.  committee findings came a month after reports emerged that 450,000 Pakistanis have left ir country in search of better job opportunities in first half of 2023. According to Gulf News, around 4,50,110 Pakistanis left ir homeland in first seven months of 2023. As per news outlet, figures include a diverse mix of individuals from various professional backgrounds and qualifications.