Islamabad police launch crackdown to arrest professional beggars, their handlers.

ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad police have launched special crackdown to arrest professional beggars and their handlers with the purpose to curb this menace.

Following directions of IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar, the source said that special teams have been constituted to ensure arrest of beggars' handler while more than one hundred beggars have been arrested during last 48 hours. Legal process has been initiated against these nabbed professional alm-seekers, the source maintained.

Meanwhile, it has been directed to shift beggars at Shelters Homes and Protection Centres so that they can be made responsible citizens.

The source said that this social evil would be curbed and those backing the professional beggars would be dealt with an iron...

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