LHC orders school closures from December 23 to January 4.

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered school closures from December 23 to January 4, therefore nullifying the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) decision to have winter breaks at educational institutions beginning the last week of January 2022.

During the pollution case hearing, the LHC issued a final ruling and said that the decision to close schools was made after examining the detrimental consequences of smog in the city.

According to the public prosecutor, notification of school closures will be provided soon. The court went on to say that the ruling will assist to reduce the consequences of pollution.

In addition, Justice Shahid Karim postponed the hearing on the applications until next week.

Previously, the Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the government to rethink its plan to close schools on December 20. If the government does not decide to close the schools, the court will issue its final decision, according to Justice Shahid Karim.

During the pollution case hearing, Justice Shahid Karim stated that there were growing worries about smog and that quick action would be required to prevent it. He said that the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has made no real actions to address the pollution problem.

The LHC directed that the fines be collected from all liable parties within a week and that no concessions be made in the recovery of fines.

It should be noted that the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) agreed on Wednesday to start winter holidays at educational institutions the final week of January 2022.

The proposals gathered from the provincial ministers were examined at the conference. The parties decided to close educational facilities in areas experiencing severe snowfall.

The NCO was also ordered to continue the coronavirus immunisation process across the country.

Previously, all provincial and federal education ministries agreed to have winter breaks from December 25 to January 5. However, the final decision in this matter was to be made by the NCOC.

According to a spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, proposals for the winter breaks were gathered from all provinces.

Furthermore, the court ordered that traffic arrangements in Lahore be improved further in order to reduce pollution.