During yesterday’s hearing, Environment Protection Department (EPD) Secretary Saif Anjum appeared before the court. He told the court that Lahore was facing an extreme level of air pollution which hit hard in the months of November and December in shape of smog. Over this the secretary replied that EPD had published air quality data of recent months on its website. He observed that the environment department should be closed if it could not produce genuine air quality data. The EPD secretary further submitted that action had been initiated against owners of industrial units who were contributing greatly towards greenhouse gas emissions.

Source: Pakistan Today December 19, 2017 16:31 UTC