Overview
- Justice Shahid Karim questioned the continued presence of smoke-emitting vehicles and directed senior Environment Department officers to be visibly deployed on roads, with environmental squads ordered out for the next two weeks.
- The bench flagged Bahawalpur as recording Punjab’s worst AQI and sought an explanation for the spike.
- Ongoing construction was cited as a major source of dust that is neutralising anti-smog efforts, with departments told to control dust and expedite works.
- LDA reported 62 road-rehabilitation projects across Lahore, noting 35 handed over and 27 still pending handover from WASA.
- The court sought an LDA report on forest areas and a WASA update on water-meter installation, praised the Neela Gumbad redevelopment, and adjourned for one week to receive updates.