• 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 notification will be applicable in four districts of Lahore and Gujranwala Division.