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Saudi Arabia deports 56,000 Pak beggars as Pakistanis defy no-fly list to beg abroad

  • RK Online Desk
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  • 18 Dec 2025

Ignoring domestic no-fly restrictions and repeated advisories issued by foreign governments, a large number of Pakistani nationals continue to travel abroad with the sole intention of begging, raising serious concerns for authorities. Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s two holiest sites, has recently deported nearly 56,000 Pakistani citizens after they were found involved in begging activities, official data reveals. The mass deportations highlight the growing scale of the problem and its impact on Pakistan’s global image. In an effort to dismantle organised begging networks, Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has stepped up scrutiny at airports. During 2025 alone, the agency offloaded 66,154 passengers suspected of attempting to travel overseas for begging-related activities. Just last month, the UAE stopped issuing visas to most Pakistani citizens due to concerns about individuals travelling to the Gulf country and getting involved in criminal activities and begging. It is important to note that these numbers were released by a Pakistani parliamentary panel in the National Assembly months after Islamabad placed thousands of its citizens on the Exit Control List (ECL) or no-fly list. Last year, Saudi Arabia had asked Pakistan to stop beggars from misusing Umrah visas to reach the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for begging. For a long time now, this trend of beggars abusing visas in foreign countries has worried Pakistan as well as its genuine visa-seekers. The chief of Pakistan's border control security agency, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Riffat Mukhtar, revealed that "56,000 Pakistanis involved in organised begging were recently deported from Saudi Arabia," reported Karachi-based The News International.  

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