LHC orders crackdown on smoke-emitting vehicles

The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered traffic authorities to take strict action against smoke-emitting vehicles and impound them. The court further ordered that impounded vehicles should not return to the road until their rectification. Justice Shahid Karim passed the orders while hearing different environmental petitions filed by Haroon Farooq and others.
During the hearing, a member of the Judicial Water and Environment Commission suggested that the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) and LWMC should start a night shift for spraying water. At this, the court sought a report from the PHA in this regard, besides seeking another report from the Environment Department about the ban on use of plastic bags.