LAHORE: With only a few days left for Christmas, people in Pakistan are busy shopping for the festive season.
Lahore High Court judge Justice Shahid Karim issued orders while hearing a petition seeking the court’s intervention to end smog.
In its ruling, the court allowed markets, and malls to remain open till midnight on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as preparations for celebrating Christmas enter the final stage.
Earlier, the provincial government announced stern measures in Lahore as the metropolis remained among the top polluted cities in the world with hazardous levels of air quality.
Lahore, once known as the city of gardens, is facing pollution as long queues of passenger vehicles continue to block arteries in the metropolis, especially in business hubs like Gulberg. Amid worsening air quality, experts warn of threat to public health.
