World News | Pakistan: Punjab Health Dept Orders Closure of Schools, Offices in Smog-hit Areas from November 9-12 | LatestLY

Sargodha [Pakistan], November 8 (ANI): The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of Pakistan has ordered the closure of all public and private schools and offices in Lahore division and Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Narowal districts from November 9-12 due to smog, Dawn reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper. Also Read | Israel-Hamas War: 10,328 People Including 4,237 Children Killed in Israeli Invasion of Gaza Strip, Says Palestinian Ministry of Health. The recent development comes a week after the Punjab caretaker government imposed a ‘smog emergency’ in the province following the Lahore High Court’s direction to take immediate measures to control hazardous air quality. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority had also declared smog a “calamity” and banned the burning of…

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