Saudi Arabia deported around 24,000 Pakistanis accused of begging, a Pakistani report said. The United Arab Emirates sent back 6,000 Pakistanis on the same charges. These numbers were shared during a National Assembly committee meeting on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Rights, chaired by Agha Rafiullah. Riffat Mukhtar Raja, Director General of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), told lawmakers that 51,000 Pakistanis were denied entry to foreign countries this year. Saudi Arabia had the highest deportations related to begging, followed by the UAE. Azerbaijan expelled about 2,500 Pakistanis for begging as well. Thousands were stopped at airports for suspected illegal travel. Some were caught trying to travel for Umrah but had documents indicating plans to enter Europe instead. "Those passengers were denied entry based on evidence," said Raja, as reported by Geo News. The committee also heard about rising travel to Southeast Asia. Raja said 24,000 Pakistanis visited Cambodia this year, but 12,000 have not returned. Around 4,000 traveled to Myanmar on tourist visas, with 2,500 still missing. Strict controls helped Pakistan's passport rank improve from 118 to 92. Raja noted Pakistan was once among the top five countries for illegal migration, but updated policies have improved the situation. Illegal migration to Europe also dropped from 8,000 last year to 4,000 this year. Dubai and Germany have made official passports visa-free, and an e-immigration application will launch by mid-January. Earlier this year, over 200 Pakistanis were deported in one week from Saudi Arabia, the United States, and other countries over visa violations, legal problems, and human trafficking issues, Geo News reported.