Daily Times reported that Pakistan government has sealed eight steel mills in Baghbanpura area near Lahore city of Pakistan for polluting the environment with excessive emission of smoke.

The report cites Mr Tariq Zaman environment district officer as saying that the campaign against the industrial units that pollute the environment by burning tyres would continue. He said “The environment department has constituted teams to monitor the industrial units that cause excessive emissions. Action would be taken against such units.”

The sealed mills include Imtiaz Steel Mills, Hafiz Steel Mills, Hanif Steel Mills, Rasheed Steel Mills, Maqsood Steel Mills, Naeem Steel Mills, Ihsan Steel Mills and Imran Steel Mills.