Around 90 per cent of beggars arrested in foreign countries are from Pakistan, Pakistan’s Ministry of Overseas informed a parliamentary panel.

Briefing the Senate Committee on Overseas Pakistanis on Wednesday (Sept 27), the ministry’s secretary Zulfikar Haider said that a significant number of beggars travel abroad through human trafficking channels.

The information was shared while discussing the issue of skilled and unskilled labourers leaving the country. Haider said that many beggars exploited pilgrim visas to travel to Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq.

“The Iraqi and Saudi ambassadors have reported that their jails were overcrowded due to these arrests,” he said.

In Saudi prisons as well, there are significant Pakistani prisoners who were caught in cases like pickpocketing, Haider said, adding that they were apprehended in holy sites like Haram.

<h2>Pak laments the inability to send skilled workers to foreign nations</h2>

Haider also noted that Japan had emerged as a new destination for Pakistani beggars, the Dawn newspaper reported.

During the meeting, Senator Rana Mehmoodul Hasan lamented the country’s inability to send its skilled workers to countries like Japan where the demand for labourers from India is high.

Hasan also mentioned that as many as 50,000 engineers in Pakistan were unemployed, and urged the ministry to devise a strategy with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other related ministries to aid in sending Pakistani engineers as skilled workers to Japan, China and other countries.

<h2>High demand for workers from India, Bangladesh&nbsp;</h2>

“India chand par pahonch gaya hai, aur hum rozana koi chaand charha dete hain&nbsp;(India has reached the moon, while we stumble every day),” the senator said, according to the newspaper.

“Our people are now ready to work on wages lower than those of workers of Nepal and India.”

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Haider also highlighted that foreign employers have had concerns about the skills and trustworthiness of Pakistani workers, which is not the case with Bangladesh and India.

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Meanwhile, Senator Sherry Rehman pointed out that Pakistan was witnessing an influx of skilled mountaineers from Nepal, emphasising that “Pakistan’s own people generally lacked the same level of expertise in mountain climbing.”

(With inputs from agencies)

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Around 90 per cent of beggars arrested in foreign countries are from Pakistan, Pakistan’s Ministry of Overseas informed a parliamentary panel. Briefing the Senate Committee on Overseas Pakistanis on Wednesday (Sept 27), the ministry’s secretary Zulfikar Haider said that a significant number of beggars travel abroad through human trafficking channels.

Around 90 per cent of beggars arrested in foreign countries are from Pakistan, Pakistan’s Ministry of Overseas informed a parliamentary panel. Briefing the Senate Committee on Overseas Pakistanis on Wednesday (Sept 27), the ministry’s secretary Zulfikar Haider said that a significant number of beggars travel abroad through human trafficking channels. The information was shared while discussing the issue of skilled and unskilled labourers leaving the country. Haider said that many beggars exploited pilgrim visas to travel to Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq. “The Iraqi and Saudi ambassadors have reported that their jails were overcrowded due to these arrests,” he said. In Saudi prisons as well, there are significant Pakistani prisoners who were caught in cases like pickpocketing, Haider said, adding that they were apprehended in holy sites like Haram. Pak laments the inability to send skilled workers to foreign nations Haider also noted that Japan had emerged as a new destination for Pakistani beggars, the Dawn newspaper reported. During the meeting, Senator Rana Mehmoodul Hasan lamented the country’s inability to send its skilled workers to countries like Japan where the demand for labourers from India is high. Hasan also mentioned that as many as 50,000 engineers in Pakistan were unemployed, and urged the ministry to devise a strategy with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other related ministries to aid in sending Pakistani engineers as skilled workers to Japan, China and other countries. High demand for workers from India, Bangladesh “India chand par pahonch gaya hai, aur hum rozana koi chaand charha dete hain (India has reached the moon, while we stumble every day),” the senator said, according to the newspaper. “Our people are now ready to work on wages lower than those of workers of Nepal and India.” Also read | Pakistan: Rocket launcher ordnance explodes in Sindh’s Kandhkot tehsil, claims 9 lives Haider also highlighted that foreign employers have had concerns about the skills and trustworthiness of Pakistani workers, which is not the case with Bangladesh and India. Also read | Over 10 people in Pakistan lose eyesight after being injected with locally made medicine Meanwhile, Senator Sherry Rehman pointed out that Pakistan was witnessing an influx of skilled mountaineers from Nepal, emphasising that “Pakistan’s own people generally lacked the same level of expertise in mountain climbing.” (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

90% of beggars arrested in foreign countries are from our Pakistan: Islamabad

Some US lawmakers and advocacy groups have criticised the Trump administration&#39;s reported plan to curb H-1B visa extensions that could result in self- deportation of an estimated 500,000-750,000 Indian Americans, saying the move would drain America of talent.

The proposal, which was part of President Donald Trump&#39;s &quot;Buy American, Hire American&quot; initiative that he vowed to launch on the campaign trail, is being drafted by Department of Homeland Security leaders, according to reports.

The H-1B program offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. But since taking office last January, the Trump administration has been cracking down on the scheme.

Influential Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said: &quot;Imposing these draconian restrictions on H-1B visa holders will tear families apart, drain our society of talent and expertise, and damage our relationship with an important partner, India.

&quot;This proposal could lead to the deportation of an estimated 500,000 to 750,000 Indian H-1B visa holders, many of whom are small business owners and job creators who are helping to build and strengthen our US economy. This brain drain will stifle innovation and decrease our ability to compete in the global 21st-century economy,&quot; Gabbard said.

In a statement, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) sounded alarm over the Trump administrations proposal to deny extensions of H-1B visas to green card applicants and leaving them with no choice but to return to the country of origin or be deported.

&quot;It&#39;s a baffling calculation. How would deporting hundreds of thousands of skilled workers, the very backbone of our STEM industries, in any way advance an &#39;America First&#39; agenda?&quot; Shukla asked.

Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said while priority must continue to be improving advanced training for the domestic workforce, ending H-1B visa extensions would kneecap American economy and encourage companies to further offshore jobs, instead of making those investments here.&#39;

&quot;I hope the administration immediately rejects this proposal,&quot; he said.

Congressman Ro Khanna said the proposal was &quot;anti-immigrant&quot;.

&quot;My parents came here on green cards. So did @sundarpichai, @elonmusk, @satyanadella. Trump is saying to immigrants and their kids we don&#39;t have a place in America. It&#39;s not just wrong. It&#39;s dumb. Mr President, would America really be greater without us?&quot; he asked in a tweet.

According to Aman Kapoor of Immigration Voice, H-1B extension change would be just wrong at every level.

&quot;It will be a catastrophe of epic proportion for Indian- American community leading to mass exodus of close to 1.5 million people (around 750,000 primary applicants on H-1B visa and another 750,000+ spouses and children),&quot; he said.

Tsion Chudnovsky, an immigration and business lawyer in California said: &quot;Given the dramatic effect this proposal could have on the Technology industry, it doesn&#39;t seem likely it could garner enough support to be enacted as stated.&quot;

Congressman Ro Khanna said the proposal was "anti-immigrant".

Some US lawmakers and advocacy groups have criticised the Trump administration's reported plan to curb H-1B visa extensions that could result in self- deportation of an estimated 500,000-750,000 Indian Americans, saying the move would drain America of talent. The proposal, which was part of President Donald Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" initiative that he vowed to launch on the campaign trail, is being drafted by Department of Homeland Security leaders, according to reports. The H-1B program offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. But since taking office last January, the Trump administration has been cracking down on the scheme. Influential Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said: "Imposing these draconian restrictions on H-1B visa holders will tear families apart, drain our society of talent and expertise, and damage our relationship with an important partner, India. "This proposal could lead to the deportation of an estimated 500,000 to 750,000 Indian H-1B visa holders, many of whom are small business owners and job creators who are helping to build and strengthen our US economy. This brain drain will stifle innovation and decrease our ability to compete in the global 21st-century economy," Gabbard said. In a statement, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) sounded alarm over the Trump administrations proposal to deny extensions of H-1B visas to green card applicants and leaving them with no choice but to return to the country of origin or be deported. "It's a baffling calculation. How would deporting hundreds of thousands of skilled workers, the very backbone of our STEM industries, in any way advance an 'America First' agenda?" Shukla asked. Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said while priority must continue to be improving advanced training for the domestic workforce, ending H-1B visa extensions would kneecap American economy and encourage companies to further offshore jobs, instead of making those investments here.' "I hope the administration immediately rejects this proposal," he said. Congressman Ro Khanna said the proposal was "anti-immigrant". "My parents came here on green cards. So did @sundarpichai, @elonmusk, @satyanadella. Trump is saying to immigrants and their kids we don't have a place in America. It's not just wrong. It's dumb. Mr President, would America really be greater without us?" he asked in a tweet. According to Aman Kapoor of Immigration Voice, H-1B extension change would be just wrong at every level. "It will be a catastrophe of epic proportion for Indian- American community leading to mass exodus of close to 1.5 million people (around 750,000 primary applicants on H-1B visa and another 750,000+ spouses and children)," he said. Tsion Chudnovsky, an immigration and business lawyer in California said: "Given the dramatic effect this proposal could have on the Technology industry, it doesn't seem likely it could garner enough support to be enacted as stated."

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90% of beggars arrested in foreign countries are from our Pakistan: Islamabad

Hope proposal to change H-1B rules is rejected: US Congressmen