LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction at deployment of a new force by the Environment Protection Department (EPD) in the city and summoned its director general.

Justice Shahid Karim was hearing a set of identical petitions filed against the failure of the government to take effective measures for smog control.

During the hearing, the director legal of the environment department presented a report regarding the deployment of a new environmental force in the city.

However, the judge expressed dissatisfaction with the report.

The judge further expressed concern over the department`s vehicle emission testing procedures and questioned why the teams were not taking action against large smokeemitting vehicles.

The judge directed that instead of setting up booths, the vehicle emission testing teams should take strict action against such polluting vehicles.

The judge ordered the environment department`s officials to meet with the court-formed environmental commission and submit a report by July 4. Staff Reporter