22 professional beggars held during ongoing drive.

RAWALPINDI -- The Rawalpindi Police, in its crackdown on professional beggars, arrested 22 beggars to discourage the menace of begging and avoid risk of road accidents due to jaywalking.

The Rawalpindi Police spokesperson said on the directives of the in-charge Beggars Squad, the teams took action against the professional beggars, and detained them in different police stations of Rawalpindi city, said .

SSP Operations Waseem Riaz said the special beggar squad was working hard to overcome the increasing...