Justice Athar Minallah, while hearing a petition seeking a ban on fireworks in Islamabad on New Year’s Eve (December 31 and January 1), remarked, “What’s the problem? Let people have fun.” Justice Athar Minallah dismissed the petition and said fireworks on New Year’s Eve are held across the world, even in Saudi Arabia .
“The mall is located near GT Road. People in huge numbers come out on the streets to watch it [the fireworks] and block roads,” the resident of Islamabad said in his petition to ban fireworks.
However, in Punjab fireworks been banned due to the smog. Lahore Police Operations Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Abid Khan said over 5,000 police personnel would be deployed across the city on New Year’s Eve.
