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      <title>Punjab increases penalty for child begging to 10 years</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Punjab cabinet approved a significant amendment to the Punjab Vagrancy Ordinance of 1958, raising the penalty for child begging from one year to a substantial ten years.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This decision aims to address the growing concerns surrounding child &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://https://english.aaj.tv/news/30345735/thick-fog-raises-risk-of-accidents-in-punjab"&gt;exploitation&lt;/a&gt; and begging in the region, on December 20, .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During a cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister &lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30338047/punjab-govt-decides-against-wednesday-holiday-this-week"&gt;Maryam Nawaz&lt;/a&gt;, various other initiatives were also discussed, including the dispatch of medical supplies to Parachinar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Chief Minister emphasized the government’s commitment to supporting the people of &lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/10354792/sugar-mills-sc-endorses-punjab-government-ban"&gt;Parachinar&lt;/a&gt;, stating, “They are our own, and we cannot leave them in trouble.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to the increased penalty for child begging, the cabinet approved the completion of Pakistan’s first green building project and discussed a farmer-friendly wheat release policy for the upcoming year.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The meeting highlighted the procurement of agricultural inputs worth Rs30 billion using the Kisan Card and the achievement of the wheat cultivation target in Punjab.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Overall, these measures reflect the Punjab government’s ongoing efforts to enhance social welfare and address pressing issues in the province.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Punjab cabinet approved a significant amendment to the Punjab Vagrancy Ordinance of 1958, raising the penalty for child begging from one year to a substantial ten years.</strong></p>
<p>This decision aims to address the growing concerns surrounding child <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://https://english.aaj.tv/news/30345735/thick-fog-raises-risk-of-accidents-in-punjab">exploitation</a> and begging in the region, on December 20, .</p>
<p>During a cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister <a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30338047/punjab-govt-decides-against-wednesday-holiday-this-week">Maryam Nawaz</a>, various other initiatives were also discussed, including the dispatch of medical supplies to Parachinar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.</p>
<p>The Chief Minister emphasized the government’s commitment to supporting the people of <a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/10354792/sugar-mills-sc-endorses-punjab-government-ban">Parachinar</a>, stating, “They are our own, and we cannot leave them in trouble.”</p>
<p>In addition to the increased penalty for child begging, the cabinet approved the completion of Pakistan’s first green building project and discussed a farmer-friendly wheat release policy for the upcoming year.</p>
<p><strong>Read more</strong></p>
<blockquote class="blockquote-level-1">
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<p>The meeting highlighted the procurement of agricultural inputs worth Rs30 billion using the Kisan Card and the achievement of the wheat cultivation target in Punjab.</p>
<p>Overall, these measures reflect the Punjab government’s ongoing efforts to enhance social welfare and address pressing issues in the province.</p>
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