PESHAWAR: The provincial government has taken pragmatic steps to eliminate the scourge of begging from the society and to make beggars a useful part of the society. This was stated by the provincial minister for social welfare Syed Qasim Ali Shah while chairing a meeting at the directorate of social welfare here on Saturday. The meeting was informed about the efforts of the provincial government against begging and drug addiction. Director social welfare said that about Rs320 million were being spent on rehabilitation of 2000 addicts under Phase III of Drug Free Peshawar initiative. He also urged professional beggars to educate their children and keep them away from begging. Speaking on the occasion, the provincial minister said that identifying the drug supplying network and proper action against them is vital to achieve the goals of the Drug Free Peshawar campaign. He said that government desires to make beggars useful part of our society and added that agreement has been signed with TEVTA to achieve the objective. DLP Report
