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LHC excludes Punjab govt from anti-smog awareness campaign

December 14, 2021 04:33 PM


Ordering Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to run an awareness campaign on TV channels so that the people could be sensitized about the smog issue, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday directed that it should be ensured that in none of these ads there was a mention of the Punjab government, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

During the hearing of a petition filed against smog, environmental and water pollution, Justice Shahid Karim made it clear that the campaign would especially be for public interest. “It often happens that the government gives the impression that it is behind this awareness message,” he remarked.

The judge ordered the Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) to provide to PEMRA the material required to create awareness in people about smog. 

The court also rejected the mayor Lahore’s request for reduction in Rs2, 000 fine imposed on motorcyclists violating the one-way traffic rule. 

Justice Shahid Kareem said that the entire nation would have to make joint efforts to control smog. 

The LHC, on the occasion, also expressed its satisfaction over the Lahore Development Authority’s anti-encroachment drive. 

The court ordered traffic police to present the traffic plan devised in view of the Pakistan Super League matches in the provincial capital on the next date of hearing on Thursday, December 16. 

Reporter Malik Ashraf 



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