{"id":71218,"date":"2025-04-18T21:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=71218"},"modified":"2025-04-18T21:42:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:42:25","slug":"lhc-orders-to-shutdown-rickshaw-factories-amid-environmental-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/lhc-orders-to-shutdown-rickshaw-factories-amid-environmental-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"LHC orders to shutdown Rickshaw factories amid environmental crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: Lahore High Court<\/a> (LHC) has <\/span>directed<\/span> Qingqi “Chingchi” rickshaw factories <\/span>to close down <\/span>in <\/span>an<\/span> effort<\/span> to <\/span>stop<\/span> the <\/span>pollution in the city. <\/span><\/p>\n

Justice Shahid Karim <\/span>pointed<\/span> out <\/span>that <\/span>their<\/span> manufacturing<\/span> needs<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> stopped<\/span> in <\/span>order <\/span>to <\/span>avoid<\/span> causing <\/span>further <\/span>damage<\/span> to the environment. <\/span><\/p>\n

The court <\/span>issued<\/span> the<\/span> order<\/span> following<\/span> confirmation <\/span>from the Environmental Department <\/a><\/span>officials<\/span> that <\/span>manufacturing<\/span> “Chingchi” rickshaws <\/span>needs<\/span> to <\/span>be <\/span>stopped<\/span> because<\/span> they<\/span> contribute<\/span> to pollution. <\/span><\/p>\n

The court <\/span>instructed <\/span>the<\/span> closure of <\/span>factories <\/span>during<\/span> a<\/span> period<\/span> of <\/span>three months unless they <\/span>are <\/span>controlling <\/span>their <\/span>activities<\/span> to <\/span>be<\/span> brought within <\/span>environmental <\/span>norms<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The court<\/span> also<\/span> decided<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> basis<\/span> of <\/span>a <\/span>new<\/span> fatal accident <\/span>due<\/span> to <\/span>a “Chingchi” rickshaw, which was <\/span>reported<\/span> by the Chief Traffic Officer<\/a> (CTO).<\/span><\/p>\n

The accident <\/span>highlighted<\/span> the <\/span>necessity<\/span> for<\/span> action<\/span> regarding<\/span> these vehicles on the roads. <\/span>Apart<\/span> from<\/span> the environmental <\/span>issues<\/span>, Justice Karim also <\/span>spoke<\/span> against<\/span> persistent <\/span>protests <\/span>at<\/span> Mall Road<\/span> that<\/span> were causing <\/span>tremendous<\/span> traffic <\/span>jams<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The court urged <\/span>the <\/span>authorities to <\/span>address<\/span> the <\/span>grievances of the <\/span>protesters<\/span> and <\/span>shift<\/span> them <\/span>so<\/span> that<\/span> they <\/span>would not inconvenience <\/span>traffic.<\/p>\n

The court <\/span>was<\/span> vocal<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> disapproval<\/span> of shutting down <\/span>huge<\/span> chunks<\/span> of the city for security reasons, <\/span>especially<\/span> when<\/span> events <\/span>such<\/span> as <\/span>the Pakistan Super League (PSL)<\/span> taking place<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The court <\/span>condemned<\/span> this practice, <\/span>arguing<\/span> that it <\/span>gives<\/span> rise to <\/span>a <\/span>bad<\/span> reputation<\/span> of security in the city. By <\/span>compelling<\/span> authorities to <\/span>explore<\/span> other<\/span> measures<\/span>, the court <\/span>is <\/span>seeking <\/span>to <\/span>achieve<\/span> equilibrium<\/span> between <\/span>guaranteeing<\/span> security and <\/span>avoiding<\/span> disturbances<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> life<\/span> of citizens<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>closure<\/span> of<\/span> Chingchi rickshaw factories <\/span>is<\/span> a <\/span>crucial<\/span> step towards <\/span>eradicating<\/span> environmental pollution in Lahore, and the court’s <\/span>instructions<\/span> regarding<\/span> protests and security measures <\/span>are<\/span> aimed<\/span> at<\/span> enhancing <\/span>the overall quality of life <\/span>of <\/span>the people<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed Qingqi “Chingchi” rickshaw factories to close down in an effort to stop the pollution in the city. Justice Shahid Karim pointed out that their manufacturing needs to be stopped in order to avoid causing further damage to the environment. The court issued the order following confirmation from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":65571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[615,27975,27974],"class_list":["post-71218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-lahore-high-court","tag-lhc-orders-to-shutdown-rickshaw-factories","tag-rickshaw-factories-closed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71218","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=71218"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71220,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71218\/revisions\/71220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}