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Beyond 16
EDITORIAL: The Punjab government’s decision to raise the age threshold under the provincial vagrancy law from 14 to 16 is a welcome, if belated, correction. The change acknowledges an obvious reality: young people involved in begging are often victims of circumstances and exploitation rather than perpetrators of a social nuisance. The tougher penalties for parents and guardians who involve children in begging, along with provisions for rehabilitation and reintegration, are therefore steps in the right direction and represent a more humane approach to a problem too often viewed primarily as a l...
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