In a nation where 22 million children are out of school, a proliferating mafia is using them to beg on the streets. Being quick and nimble, the child beggars often distract shoppers and then snatch their wallets or cell phones. They also have been dressed up like statues, which initially amusing, lands the children into a life of professional beggars. Instead of learning skills that can lead to productive lives, the children have been condemned to being used for nefarious aims.
Beggary in Pakistan has become a multibillion business, with an estimated 35-38 million beggars When produced before courts, judges separate them between those begging according to extreme need and those who have been inducted into a lifetime of beggary. Foreign governments have also swung into action against beggars, deporting them back to Pakistan. A side impact has been the reluctance of many nations to give a visa Pakistanis