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Court orders restaurants, markets to close by 10pm

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The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered authorities on Tuesday to  shut down all businesses by 10 p.m. every day in an attempt to  combat the city’s rising pollution levels. In thorough series of environmental petitions, Justice Shahid  Karim of the Lahore High Court instructed authorities to compel the  closing of all marketplaces, eateries, and other businesses by 10 p.m. The Punjab Chief Secretary and the CCPO Lahore have been  instructed by the court to see to it that the court’s directives are carried out. The Punjab government has also been instructed by the LHC to  notify banks and offices about the two-day work-from-home policy.

Despite attempts to lessen harmful fog, Lahore, the second-biggest city in Pakistan, was once again named the most polluted  city in the world on Tuesday.

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