{"id":60885,"date":"2024-12-31T12:52:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T07:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=60885"},"modified":"2024-12-31T12:52:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T07:52:39","slug":"lahore-imposes-ban-on-fireworks-aerial-displays-on-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/lahore-imposes-ban-on-fireworks-aerial-displays-on-new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Lahore imposes ban on fireworks, aerial displays on New Year’s Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: In a recent update, the Lahore administration has put a complete ban on\u00a0firew<\/span>orks and aerial\u00a0<\/a><\/span>shows on New Years Eve considering the\u00a0<\/span>city smog and <\/span><\/span>the alarming\u00a0<\/span>pollution\u00a0<\/span>levels\u00a0<\/span>in the province<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Department issued a notification announcing the ban on all types of fireworks<\/a> and aerial displays, and Deputy Commissioner Lahore has warned that strict action will be taken against anyone found violating the ban.<\/span><\/p>\n

The city administration has <\/span>clarified<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that health and environment protection\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>top\u00a0<\/span>priority<\/span>, and this ban aims at reducing <\/span>air pollution and\u00a0<\/span>protecting<\/span>\u00a0public health. By\u00a0<\/span>doing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>so<\/span>, the\u00a0<\/span>government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>asking<\/span> citizens to join their hands in an efforts to <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prevent<\/span>\u00a0smog and reduce air pollution<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s a\u00a0<\/span>very<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>critical\u00a0<\/span>move,\u00a0<\/span>given<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>smog<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>level<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hits<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>its<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>peak<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>winter<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>season<\/span>. Meanwhile, in Karachi, AIG Javed Alam Odho has\u00a0<\/span>cautioned<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>citizens<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>planned<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>aerial firing\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>New Year<\/span>‘s Eve<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0<\/span>warned<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>aerial<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>firing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>incidents<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>occurring<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>New<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Year’s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Eve<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>would<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>registered<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>police<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>case<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>books<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>under<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>attempted<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>murder<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>section\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>asked<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>citizens to\u00a0<\/span>inform<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>police immediately in case\u00a0<\/span>such incidents\u00a0<\/span>occur.<\/span><\/p>\n

Odho<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>issued<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0warning\u00a0<\/span>after a\u00a0<\/span>horrifying<\/span>\u00a0incident last year,\u00a0<\/span>when<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>aerial firing on New Year’s Eve in Karachi caused\u00a0 Karachi<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>caused<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>injuries<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to 31 people.\u00a0<\/span>Several people\u00a0<\/span>had<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>booked<\/span>\u00a0because of this incident<\/span>. The AIG advised\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>people to\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>engage<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>aerial firing and\u00a0<\/span>enjoy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span> New Year celebrations peacefully and responsibly.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>public<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>should<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hold<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>responsibility for\u00a0<\/span>themselves<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>while<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>celebrating New Year\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>look<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>into\u00a0<\/span>public safety and health<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>utmost priority<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>so<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>everyone<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>would<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>safe<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>celebrations<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: In a recent update, the Lahore administration has put a complete ban on\u00a0fireworks and aerial\u00a0shows on New Years Eve considering the\u00a0city smog and the alarming\u00a0pollution\u00a0levels\u00a0in the province. Department issued a notification announcing the ban on all types of fireworks and aerial displays, and Deputy Commissioner Lahore has warned that strict action will be taken […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":60886,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25324,25323],"class_list":["post-60885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-ban-on-fireworks-and-aerial-shows-on-new-years-eve","tag-lahore-bans-firework"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60885","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=60885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60887,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60885\/revisions\/60887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}