PHOTO: FILELahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Shahid Karim on Friday ordered Rs2,00,000 fine on markets that remain open after 10pm. Justice Karim was presiding over a hearing of multiple petitions on how smog can be controlled, society made pollution-free and groundwater protected from wastage. To this, Justice Karim remarked that he was glad to hear that and maintained that “we have to change our lifestyle”. During the hearing, Justice Karim also stated that the matter of one-dish violation in marriages is also being pondered over. Market closure at 10pmIn December 2022, Justice Karim had ordered to close down the restaurants and markets at 10pm owing to the aggravated situation of the smog.


Source:   The Express Tribune
January 21, 2023 08:17 UTC