LHC orders PHA to submit parks restoration policy

LAHORE:

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) to submit a comprehensive policy report on the restoration and rehabilitation of parks at the next hearing while taking up petitions related to smog mitigation.

Justice Shahid Karim was hearing petitions filed by citizen Haroon Farooq and others, seeking effective measures to curb air pollution in the provincial capital.

During the proceedings, a member of the Judicial Commission informed the court that the EPD had launched a crackdown on heavy vehicles contributing to air pollution.