Category: Lifestyle
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Why is Lahore more polluted than Delhi?
Smog levels in Lahore have surged to dangerous levels, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching a staggering 1,067 early in the day. In comparison, Delhi, which is second on the list, has an AQI of 228, significantly lower than Lahore. The visibility limit in Lahore has also reached zero. The Current reached out to…
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Supreme Court verdict giving first wife right to annul marriage declared un-Islamic
The Islamic Ideology Council has declared the Supreme Court’s verdict of granting first wives the right to terminate their marriage upon the husband’s second marriage without their permission be against Sharia. In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court had decided to give the first wife the right to terminate the marriage if her husband marries…
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Government just made it easier for you to get a passport
The passport department has amended the rules governing the issuance of passports as citizens will now be able to get their passport made from any city across the country regardless of the address mentioned in their computerised national identity card (CNIC). The letter of amendment has been sent to regional offices. Directorate General (DG) of…
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‘Climate does not recognise boundaries’; India’s state minister calls for South Asia alliance to tackle smog
India’s Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, recently talked to a Pakistani platform, The Citizenry, where he emphasised the need for an “inclusive” approach to combat smog that has plagued both India and Pakistan since the start of October. COP 16 is taking place in Cali, Colombia. It is…
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Special children in Lahore get smog holidays
Holidays have been announced from November 1 to January 31, 2025 for special children in Lahore. A notification issued by the Punjab government states that special children have been stopped from coming to school and the government has decided to give them leaves from November 1 to January 31, 2025. Special Assistant to Chief Minister…
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Pakistan air quality experts dismiss Punjab govt’s smog plan as ‘insufficient’
Pakistan Air Quality Experts Group (PAQx) has issued a collective statement on the Punjab government’s “Smog Mitigation Plan”, criticising the measures taken by the provincial government as “lacking to deal with the scale of the challenge”. The provincial government has been on toes with Lahore continuing to rank as the most polluted city in the…
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Punjab govt announces green lockdown in Lahore to tackle smog
The Punjab government has imposed a “green lockdown” in Lahore, under which restrictions will be imposed on identified smog hotspots. The restrictions in designated areas will include barring barbecue joints and marriage halls from operating, while motorcycles and rickshaws will be prohibited. The government made the announcement in light of increasing pollution levels in the…
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Punjab education minister’s wife has a problem with smog school timings, and we agree
As new school timings amid smog add to the already heavy traffic load on the roads of Lahore, the wife of Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat, like all of us, also has an issue. All public and private sector schools in the provincial capital have been told to push their opening time to 8:45…
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Sindh High Court orders MDCAT retake across province
The Sindh High Court has ordered the conduct of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) in four weeks for admissions in government medical and dental colleges. The court ordered a retake after petitions were filed against alleged irregularities in MDCAT. The court, while recalling that a committee had been formed on the previous…
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Punjab police wants domestic violence to become a non-bailable offence
Punjab police has proposed to make domestic violence a non-bailable offence. Suggested amendments in the Punjab Protection of Women against the Violence Act (PPWVA-2016) include a Rs 1 million fine for the perpetrators and declaring it as a non-bailable offence to ensure the support and protection of women’s rights against violence across Punjab. A summary…