The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) will hold a three-day anti-beggary awareness campaign from November 10 to 12. The drive aims to make the cantonment area free of beggars and to discourage citizens from supporting professional begging.
Billboards and stalls to spread the message
The campaign follows special directives from Station Commander Rawalpindi Brigadier Ali Anjum Syed and Cantonment Executive Officer Amir Rashid. Awareness billboards, display skins and streamers will be placed on major roads, commercial centres and intersections. Dedicated stalls and kiosks will also hand out brochures and pamphlets to the public.
Residents urged to give through welfare groups
The RCB administration has asked residents not to hand cash or alms to roadside beggars. Instead, people are encouraged to direct their charity, Zakat and contributions to recognised organisations, including the Edhi Foundation, Chhipa, Alkhidmat Foundation and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital. The administration said this would help aid reach deserving people.
Officials stressed that public cooperation is essential to ending professional begging. They called on citizens to back the initiative for a safer, cleaner and more liveable Rawalpindi Cantonment.
