Pakistan, Nov. 4 -- The Punjab Assembly Standing Committee on Home Affairs unanimously approved the Punjab Vagrancy (Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Tuesday. Chaired by MPA Safdar Hussain Sahi, the parliamentary panel introduced major reforms to amend the Punjab Vagrancy Ordinance, 1958. Furthermore, the newly approved legislation raises the protected age limit for children from 14 to 16 years across the province. Parents and guardians will now face direct criminal liability. If they employ children for begging or negligently allow organized networks to exploit them. Therefore, provincial lawmakers aim to strengthen legal safeguards and eliminate child exploitation along urban transit corridors.

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