LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the closure of commercial markets by 8pm across province from Monday to Saturday as a measure to tackle smog.
Justice Shahid Karim issued the order while hearing petitions related to worsening smog situation in different cities of Lahore. He also ordered the closure of all markets on Sundays.
“We are facing emergency situation due to smog,” the judge remarked while issuing directives for shifting to work from home policy.
The high court also ordered ban of smoke-emitting vehicles on motorways and ring road in Lahore. He remarked that such measures would not yield results in one year as it would take five years to witness positive impacts.
Justice Shahid cited the example of China in tackling smog.
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