{
  "id": 19790731,
  "title": "Lahore Makes Facemasks Mandatory for Students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/lahore-makes-facemasks-mandatory-for-students",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-13T09:52:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/11/13/lahore-makes-facemasks-mandatory-for-students/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Lahore District Education Authority (DEA) has mandated that students wear masks in schools due to ongoing smog affecting the city. The DEA's CEO instructed schools to enforce standard operating procedures for smog prevention and encouraged students to drink water and attend seminars on smog precautions. Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat dismissed reports of smog-related school closures, stating that no such decision had been made. Educational activities will proceed as normal, he added. The minister urged parents to maintain their children's education and advised students to safeguard their health, adhere to government guidelines for outdoor activities, and wear masks when outside. Air quality readings at various Lahore monitoring stations on Thursday ranged from 370 to 478, all classified as hazardous or very unhealthy.",
  "summary": "The Lahore District Education Authority (DEA) has made masks mandatory for students in schools as smog persists across the city. … Read More The post Lahore Makes Facemasks Mandatory for Students appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}