The FIA has confirmed the deportation of 10 suspects of Saudi Arabia, who had traveled to the kingdom with Umrah visas, but it was discovered that they were begging.
Pakistan is concerned that such individuals, who participate in begging abroad, are negatively affecting the experience of legitimate pilgrims who travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah or Hajj.
The reports suggest that Riad has raised the problem with Islamabad several times during the last year. In November 2023, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that a national “effective repression” was underway against Pakistani who used Umrah or Hajj visas to beg in Saudi Arabia.
