BEGGARS AND VENDORS' EARNINGS: A CASE STUDY OF ISLAMABAD AND RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Begging is iI/creasing day l~) 1 day UI1(/ hecomillg pro/essioll ill Pakistal1. 11 l:r CvmlllOIl nh.'il!fI'tlfioIlS 'hat beggar:) arc earnillg more Ihall IllOst.! 11'''0 11 'DI'k like l'C!lIdors. ,he l'I!11t/ors lise (0 sell diJferelll t!tings Oil d({ferelll places. B(!gg(/r~ Iisk /1/ olley on roue/so sigl/o/s, ill :;frl!elS Wid at cfJllllllercia/ areas. Ve/ldol's do use 10 sell/flings at cOlI/mercia/ areas, road sides alld 011 m!llic sigl/a/s. Beggars fee/IIG hesiUtliulI while askillg mOlley [rom people ellen they use different lec/lI1iqll(!s for Ihal by heing disable alld hy praying. One of Ihe main factors which .forces people lowards hegg{{/J' is misery. Beggllrs eitlter chouse 'he pro/essi{jll of askillg money by their personal ill/erest Of' ('oil/pulsion. SOllie a.fthem (11'(' 'hose II'ho do 1101 ''''Illf /0 \I 'ork Iilll'd ('1'l'1/ tit,,), are I'hysiclIfly fit blfl hecome habifual of askillg IIIOIIC!), alld earn CI /o{ more I/lal/ 'he iI/COllie (~(I'clldors. Beggar ... lIlId I'endors have 110 sl !fficielllmetlllS fO slIpporl Illcmsdves Or Iheir falllilies dl/e 10 being ofd, 1/01/- ami/abilily 0/ resOllrces. III/employ ment. illiteracy alld pOl'crly. i/l the pre.H!1If research one hundred local I'espondents were illfel'lIiclI'cd who lI'ere beggars alld I'WltiOI'S. Be!l'ide this, tW(,lIty ca:;e studies were also condllcled from heggars aI/(/ \'e.lldol's /rom Islo/l/abad (lIId Rawalpindi.