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Punjab decides to impose smart lockdown in 10 districts 

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Punjab
  • PDMA issued notification for implementation of smart Lockdown.
  • “There will be a lockdown on Saturday in 10 districts including Lahore”‘.
  • All public and private schools, colleges, and universities will be closed.

LAHORE: The Punjab Government has decided to impose a smart lockdown in 10 districts of the province including Lahore on November 18(Saturday) due to smog.

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a notification for implementation of smart Lockdown.

According to the notification, there will be a lockdown on Saturday in 10 districts including Lahore, Nankana Sahab, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, Hafizabad and Mandi Bahauddin.

Movement will be restricted in all these districts on Saturday, November 18.

According to the notification, all public and private schools, colleges, and universities will be closed, and online classes will be allowed.

The notification states that markets, shops, gyms, cinemas, and offices can be opened after 3 pm.

Earlier, the Punjab Health Department issued a notification for the closure of private and public schools, colleges, and universities on Saturday, November 18.

Markets, gyms, cinemas, and offices will remain open at 3 pm.

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  • The smart lockdown will be imposed from Nov 10 to Nov 12.
  • Commissioner Gujranwala requested citizens to limit movement.

LAHORE: Punjab Government has decided to impose smart lockdown in five districts of province including Gujranwala due to smog.

Commissioner Gujranwala said that there will be smart lockdown in Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Hafizabad and Wazirabad from November 10 to November 12.

According to the Commissioner, all schools, offices, markets, entertainment places, marriage halls, cinemas will remain closed during the smart lockdown, while cases under Section 144 will be registered for burning crop residues and garbage.

Commissioner Gujranwala requested the citizens to limit movement.

It should be noted that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has already issued a smog advisory.

According to NDMA, smog is likely to reach dangerous levels in central and southern Punjab next week.

In the NDMA advisory, it was said that smog may reach dangerous levels in Gujranwala, Multan, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Sargodha, DG Khan, Sahiwal divisions may also be affected by smog.

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