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Rescue 1122 personnel reported that an elderly man was discovered unconscious on Khushab Road
Home Secretary Noorul Amin Mengal emphasised that the beggar mafia will face strict legal action and imprisonment
Court says city's roads and sidewalks are public spaces, not the exclusive domain of beggars
Beggar mafia is not even sparing government offices and district courts during the holy month
Citizens have expressed their dismay, highlighting that the rampant beggary tarnishes the image of a society
Offloads 74 alleged panhandlers from various international flights
FIA thwarts exploitative Umrah scam, unveils alarming trend of beggars exploiting faith
Arrested passengers, including women, hail from Punjab's Lodhran district
Rising inflation, unemployment has spiked the number of cadgers asking for help around the city
People going to the markets for shopping, especially women, are facing serious problems
Professional beggars not only affected the flow of traffic but also caused accidents, spokesman said
Despite arrests, vagrants roam in twin cities to meet their daily earning targets
Arrests were made by teams of various police stations during the past 33 days
Minors, differently-abled persons reportedly being sold to mafia
Police launched massive campaign against professional alm-seekers and their handlers
CPWB chief says criminal gangs mutilate children to earn alms
Some display physical deformities, while others carry emaciated babies
Pindi traffic police chief says most of alms seekers are fake
The campaign was started following the directives of IGP Qazi Jamilur Rehman
Beggars told to submit surety bonds for bails
Officials fail to implement laws against professional beggary
128 beggars have been released after receiving a warning
SWD spokesperson said that department officials caught the beggars, including 36 men and 19 women
Beggars at different shrines resort to violence and corece people to pay them
Mostly elderly women beggars were on the rise in twin cities
Authorities continue to struggle with city’s beggar problem despite arrests
Hundreds of beggars, including women and children, come to Lahore every year from far-flung areas of Punjab
In most spots, well-dressed young girls can be seen washing car windscreens and asking for alms
Authorities claim they shifted children to care centres to curb the problem
Many ask for treatment and food, while some fool people in other ways
Social Welfare Department directed to launch special drive for the cause
Those involved in begging have adopted this profession to make a quick buck
It is important that effective steps are taken to abolish the criminally inhumane practice of begging
Many travel in cars or motorcycles during the harvest season to reap the benefits of others' hard work
Human rights defender lashes out at district administration for banning beggars in Peshawar
Critics say the move is due to a trip by US president's daughter Ivanka Trump, but officials deny this
According to CTO Rawalpindi, the cases were registered in police stations across the city
Islamabad police have launched a special campaign to crack rings of professional beggars
Special teams have been formed to catch of beggars and their handlers
Women and child beggars shifted to various centres after verification
As many as 71 professional alm-seekers and their handlers were arrested and booked during four days
A gang of three robbers, including a girl, in guise of beggars reached a jewellery shop in Machhli Bazaar.
Arrested beggars included 16 males, 12 females and two children.
We have seen beggars migrating from rural areas to our cities in droves when Ramazan approaches
SSP Islamabad ordered action against them and their handlers
He said the initiative was taken to eliminate the social evil from South Punjab
To help beggars, the authorities concerned must set up a shelter where they can spend their lives with honour
270 street kids have been picked up in the first two weeks of July in Dakar
DHA residents complain of beggars' ingress into neighbourhoods