The Punjab Government has ordered closure of schools of the provincial capital for three days a week amid increasing air pollution.
The notification of three day weekly holiday was issued by School Education Department (SED). Sundays will count as the third holiday.
“In compliance with the directions of Hon’ble Lahore High Court, Lahore, in Writ Petition No. 227807/ 2018 vide order dated 02-12-2022, it is notified that owing to prevailing SMOG condition, all Public & Private Schools in District Lahore shall remain closed on every Friday & Saturday, in addition to the weekly holiday on Sunday till further orders,” stated the notification.
Additionally, it was stated that during school closures, the chief executive officer of the District Education Authority (DEA), Lahore, along with the relevant heads, would oversee the distribution of homework to pupils.
Pakistan’s biggest cities have ranked among the most polluted in the world for the past week. Lahore, the capital of the province has been ranked as the metropolis with the most polluted air thrice in the past one week.
