The FIA confirmed the expulsion of 10 suspects of Saudi Arabia, which had gone to the kingdom on Omra visas, but which turned out to be beggars.
Pakistan fears that these people, who engage in begging abroad, have a negative impact on the experience of legitimate pilgrims going to Saudi Arabia for Omra or Hajj.
Reports suggest that Riyad has raised the problem with Islamabad several times in the past year. In November 2023, the Minister of the Interior Mohin Naqvi assured that a “effective repression” at the national level was underway against the Pakistanis who used Omra or Hajj visas to beg in Saudi Arabia.
