‘Islamabad to be made beggar free’

Islamabad : The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police in collaboration with experts are working on an action plan to curb beggary for once and all by taking inclusive initiatives.

The issue of beggary was discussed at length during a meeting, held here with Inspector General of Police Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman in the chair, an official source privy to the development told this agency.

During the meeting, he said the experts floated multiple proposals to root out beggary and called for making the rehabilitation centres in the federal capital fully functional to ensure the protection of children and women.

National Commission for Human Rights member Muhammad Shafique told the meeting about three recognized rehabilitation centres in Islamabad including Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Centre, Pakistan Centre, and Child Protection Centre.

The source said the member pointed out the absence of law for beggars' detention and their period of retention as a major issue for detaining a child or woman involved in beggary.