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The Delhi government on Friday announced a public health emergency in the city following the deterioration in air quality in the city. The local government also directed the closure of all schools till November 5 in the interest of the health and safety of children.

According to a report in the Hindustan Times, air quality in the capital has deteriorated breaching ‘severe plus’ level and the city remained shrouded in a thick, toxic layer of smoke and haze. Many environmentalists began to refer to Delhi as an open gas chamber.

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The Air Quality Index (AQI) value in Delhi was at approximately 459 at 8 am Friday morning and this is the first time that the air quality has dipped to emergency levels in the national capital this season. Such a situation was last seen in January 2019. Meanwhile, Lahore’s AQI stands at 343 according to Air Visual.

This prompted the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPA), a Supreme Court-mandated body, to declare a public health emergency. It stated that the air quality in Delhi NCR has become “hazardous” and will have adverse health impacts on all particularly the children.

The EPA also suspended all construction activity in Delhi-NCR till November 5.

Delhi witnessed a spike in pollution after Diwali and the air quality quickly dipped in the following week with the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s pollution rising to 35 percent.

Chief Minister Kejriwal described the city as a “gas chamber” while distributing masks to schoolchildren. He also blamed the neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab, where thousands of farmers at this time of year burn crop stubble, sending vast clouds of smoke drifting across northern India and Pakistan.

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Experts have previously predicted that more crop residues are burnt around the time of Diwali since farmers can show them as incidental fires. They use the method to quickly and cheaply ready their fields for the next round of sowing.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has included Lahore in its list of cities that have been designated as Unesco Creative Cities. A total of 66 cities have been selected for 2019’s list.

The cities on the list have been selected for one particular field. While Lahore has been selected in the field of Literature, other categories include gastronomy, music, design, media arts, and film. Meanwhile, other cities on the list include Angoulême (France), Kuhmo (Finland), Wonju (Republic of Korea), Wrocław (Poland), Slemani (Iraq), Leeuwarden (the Netherlands), Beirut (Lebanon), Nanjing (China), and Odessa (Ukraine).

Watch: Secrets of Lahore ft. Shalimar Gardens

Unesco Director-General Audrey Azoulay made this announcement and said that this step would promote political and social innovation, particularly among the youth.

“All over the world, these cities, each in their way, make culture a pillar – not an accessory – of their strategy,” he said.

The project is being run by Unesco’s Creative Cities to make these places home of ideas and help in the contribution to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through innovative ideas and action.

The cities on the list have committed to support and achieve the SDGs especially those that directly benefit communities at the urban level.

Watch: Secrets of Lahore ft. Jahangir Tomb

The Unesco Creative Cities Network now counts a total of 246 cities. The member cities come from all continents and areas with different populations and income levels.

Unesco representatives said the cities work together towards a common mission. placing creativity and the creative economy at the core of their urban development plans to make cities safe, inclusive and sustainable, in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Karachi police arrested a nine-member gang of maids, involved in looting homes in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of the city.    

According to reports, the gang was also involved in street crimes and robbed shops as well. Three laptops, 10 mobile phones, two cameras, gold jewelry, and five pistols were recovered from the group. 

The police revealed that the gang operated by first sending maids to different houses following which after a few months, they robbed those houses. The group had allegedly been on the run for the past 15 years.

The police caught the gang after conducting underground operations. Five members of the gang are in police custody while others have managed to escape.

Halloween is the day when the boundary between the living and the dead becomes a blur and the ghosts of the dead return to earth. But the question is how to celebrate this creepy day properly. Here are a few events in major cities that might make your Halloween a little more spooky.

For people in Lahore

Howdy, Johar Town Lahoris can head over to Howdy Johar town for a drum circle and wear the spookiest costume if they want to win the best costume award. Date: 31st Oct (Today) Time: 7 PM – 10 PM Venue: 7 R3, Johar Town, Near Shaukat Khanum Hospital   Emporium Mall Emporium mall’s spooktacular Halloween will last till 3rd November. You can find the gruesome graveyard, tarot card reading, exorcism room, and haunted house all in one place. Date:  24th Oct- 3rd Nov Time: 11 AM-11 PM Venue: Johar Town  

Karachi

Halloween at islands of fun If you are a Karachiite, you can spend your Halloween with some adventurous rides along with Halloween competitions and prizes at ‘Halloween at islands of fun’.   Date: 31st Oct Time: 3PM-12AM Venue: Islands Of Fun, Main University Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Koyla Chai If you are more of a scary movie type person, you can visit the Koyla Chai for an Open Air cinema to watch horror movies. Date: 31st oct Time: 7 PM – 10 PM Venue: 7 R3, Johar Town, Near Shaukat Khanum Hospital

Islamabad

Safa Gold Mall Grab your broomsticks and head over to Safa Gold Mall for trick or treat. Date: 29th Oct- 3rd Nov Time: 3 pm-9 pm Venue: Safa Gold Mall, Jinnah Super, College Road, F-7 Markaz Centaurus Mall At Centaurus mall’s haunted city, you can explore horror house, blood-curdling makeover and photo booth.   Date: 1-3rd Nov Time: 11AM-11PM Venue: F-8, 4th floor, Centaurus Mall.

To mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji, the founder of the Sikh religion, the Government of Pakistan has issued a memorial coin.

The move comes after Islamabad and New Delhi signed a treaty to open the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib without a visa. The Gurdwara is one of Sikhism’s holiest pilgrimage sites in Narowal district of Punjab.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will formally inaugurate the corridor on November 9, three days before the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak.

The PM also laid the foundation stone of Baba Guru Nanak University in Nankana Sahib on Monday.

As per reports, pilgrims will be able to buy this coin worth Rs 50. Postage stamps, worth Rs 8 with the image of Gurdwara Janam Asthan will also be issued. They can be used commonly.

Russ McKamey, owner of a Haunted House in Tennessee, offers visitors $20,000 if they complete a 10-hour tour of the house. The tour is apparently a very disturbing and horrifying experience. No one has so far been able to complete the tour. McKamey’s Manor tour is known as the scariest haunted attraction in the United States.

Before you go on this haunted tour, you are required to sign a 40-page waiver, insurance and get a doctor’s clearance.

Details of the waiver here:

The “haunted house” that makes you sign a waiver and claims to give you $20K if you can complete it, this is just a part of the waiver they make you sign – continued pic.twitter.com/cOczvA35eZ

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Participants who can visit the Manor have to be 18-20 with parental approval or be 21 and older. Once they go inside, “there is no quitting unless serious physical or psychological injury is present.” Having a panic attack doesn’t count!

Reports say that the disturbing tour may also include choking, shock dog collars, and tasers.

The waiver says that “injuries may occur during their tour…which may include, but not limited to, head, neck and back injuries, death, stroke, and traumatic brain injury.”

Even though some visitors have taken legal action against McKamey, he’s protected by the waivers and video footage.

A Change.org petition was started to shut down McKamey Manor, due to concerns over physical and mental trauma. Almost 60,000 people have signed it so far, which says the experience is “a torture chamber under disguise” and “some people have had to seek professional psychiatric help and medical care for extensive injuries”.

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Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan says the promotion of quality education is the mission of Prime Minister Imran Khan under the banner of Ehsaas program.    

She took to social media to announce that fifty thousand scholarships will be given to deserving students under this program.

As per reports, scholarships will be awarded to the students whose family’s income is less than forty-five thousand rupees. Fifty percent quota will be fixed for women whilst two percent for the disabled students.

Dr Firdous added that this scholarship will ensure the provision of books, transport, accommodation and other facilities to the students.

PM Khan on October 24 directed an increase in the sphere of Ehsaas Program. PM Imran asked Special Assistant to the PM on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar to ensure transparency in the social welfare program at all costs.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that the state was responsible for the protection and welfare of the poor segments of the society.