{"id":75161,"date":"2024-03-25T08:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T08:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/over-100-beggars-booked-in-lahore-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T08:10:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T08:10:06","slug":"over-100-beggars-booked-in-lahore-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/over-100-beggars-booked-in-lahore-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 beggars booked in Lahore | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nLAHORE:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">The traffic police have booked 102 professional beggars in an operation across the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">Lahore Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Amara Athar said in a statement that the number of professional peddlers had increased in Ramazan and four squads had been formed for the crackdown against them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">She said 102 cases had been registered against professional beggars during the month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">The CTO said more than 830 children and elderly beggars had been released after giving a warning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">Amara Athar ordered the divisional and circle officers to take strict action against beggars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">She said the beggars were being removed from main traffic signals, while cases had been registered against those duping the citizens by posing as being disabled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">\u201cThe citizens should support the traffic police in discouraging such elements because your hard earned money is not for cheaters,\u201d she appealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">The CTO said that not only the traffic flow was affected by the beggars, but there was also a risk of road accidents. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">She added that the operation would help maintain the flow of traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#212121\">She said being poor was not a crime, but making begging on the false pretext of being needy was a moral crime. Cases should be registered against those who disguised themselves for begging, she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color:#212121\">Published in The Express Tribune, March 25<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The traffic police have booked 102 professional beggars in an operation across the city. Lahore Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Amara Athar said in a statement that the number of professional peddlers had increased in Ramazan and four squads had been formed for the crackdown against them. 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