{"id":55732,"date":"2024-11-11T11:20:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T06:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=55732"},"modified":"2024-11-11T11:21:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T06:21:44","slug":"smog-alert-punjab-govt-orders-market-closure-by-8-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/smog-alert-punjab-govt-orders-market-closure-by-8-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Smog alert: Punjab govt orders market closure by 8 pm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_53 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_53\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div>LAHORE: The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-to-launch-artificial-rain-in-rawalpindi-to-tackle-escalating-smog-crises\/\">Punjab government<\/a> has launched a strategic plan to combat severe smog, and improve<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/health\/lahore-smog-update-air-pollution-aggravates-health-issues\/\"> air quality<\/a> causing health problems and disrupting daily life in the provincial capital.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A notification issued by the Punjab government has ordered markets in Lahore, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/weather\/lahore-weather-forecast-severe-smog-disrupts-daily-life-in-provincial-capital\/\">Faisalabad<\/a>, Multan, and Gujranwala to be closed at 8 PM. The order will be effective until November 17 in all four districts.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_55 vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_57 wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span5\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_58 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_58\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Other major developments include restricting <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/icc-cancels-champions-trophy-2025-launch-event-amid-lahores-smog-crises\/\">outdoor activities<\/a>, including sports and exhibitions, which are banned during this period, and dining in restaurants is prohibited after 8 PM in the four districts.<\/p>\n<p>For major department stores, only grocery and medical sections, and petrol pumps can remain open. Violations will be addressed under the Punjab Environmental Protection Act.<\/p>\n<p>These measures demonstrate the government&#8217;s commitment to mitigating the harmful effects of smog and promoting a healthier environment for Punjab residents.<\/p>\n<p>The Punjab Clean Air Action Plan aims to reduce air pollution, particularly from mobile sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched a strategic plan to combat severe smog, and improve air quality causing health problems and disrupting daily life in the provincial capital. A notification issued by the Punjab government has ordered markets in Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, and Gujranwala to be closed at 8 PM. The order will be effective [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":55735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5104,23871],"class_list":["post-55732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-smog-and-air-pollution","tag-punjab-smog-alert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55732"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55737,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55732\/revisions\/55737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}