Schools in Lahore may be closed due to smog

The Lahore high court on Friday requested proposals from the Punjab government to mitigate the haze, hinting at ordering the closure of schools for three days and allowing employees to work from home two days per week. The court observed that the provincial government seemed non-serious to curb smog. He regretted that the smog had been increasing instead of being eliminated. The honourable court also advised the Punjab government to seek support from the federal minister for climate change. Honourable Court asked the Punjab environment secretary for a compliance report on the fines for violaters and gave the secretary instructions to cooperate with the relevant ministries to develop proposals for closing schools for three days and allowing employees to work from home two days each week.