Overview
- LHC judges debated and, in several reports, ordered a one-day weekly halt to all commercial activity on Sundays, with compliance to be reviewed at the next hearing.
- The Lahore district administration reaffirmed the 2023 schedule: markets close 10 pm Monday–Saturday and operate 2–10 pm on Sundays, restaurants close 11 pm on weekdays and midnight on weekends, and home delivery continues until 2 am with key services exempt.
- The Punjab Assembly approved a resolution urging provincewide 8 pm market closures and 10 pm wedding-hall limits to reduce pollution and health risks.
- Justice Shahid Karim summoned senior environment officials, required a director-level officer at each hearing, set a 10 pm cutoff for marriage halls, and ordered WASA to submit timelines for excavation projects blamed for dust.
- Air quality hit hazardous levels, with IQAir showing Lahore again as the world’s most polluted city and readings reported up to AQI 372.