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Rawalpindi -- Under a comprehensive programme, modern centres will be set up in the city to keep poor children away from the curse of begging besides saving them from the beggar mafia.
This was stated by Tariq Feroz, Secretary Social Welfare, Women Development, Bait-ul-Maal Punjab, while addressing a one-day training workshop, organised by Unicef for traffic wardens, held at the Faiz-ul-Islam Complex.
Director Programme Social Welfare Mian Abdul Qadus Akhtar, EDO Community Development Rawalpindi Amjad Riaz Bhara, District Officer Social Welfare Muhammad Aslam Maitla, President Anjuman Faiz-ul-Islam Mian Siddique Akbar, DSP Traffic Malik Gulzar Ahmed, Mirza Akram, Malik Khalid Awan and a large number of traffic wardens attended the workshop.
Tariq Feroz called upon all representatives of government institutions and social welfare organisations to start a plan to devise a comprehensive strategy for ensuring a safe and prosperous future for children.
The concerned departments should start projects to save children from exploitation and take strict action under the law against the perpetuators, he added.
Director Programme Mian Abdul Qadus said the law related to children should be implemented in letter and spirit. The social welfare department in collaboration with traffic police should ensure the protection of children�s rights, he added.
DSP Malik Gulzar Ahmed said all traffic wardens deployed on various points have been directed to discourage professional beggars and save children being used for this menace.
He said for this purpose, there is a need to make the child protection bureau further functional, so that rehabilitation projects could be started for children, who are forced into begging or become prey to the beggar mafia, owing to multiple social and economic problems.
The DSP also announced to donate one-day allowance of the traffic wardens for Anjuman Faiz-ul-Islam.
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