13 More Hotels Sealed in Sialkot, Sambrial
UrduPoint (25 September, 2026) - The Environment Protection Department has sealed 13 more hotels in Sialkot and Sambrial for failing to install suction hoods as part of an ongoing crackdown against smog and air pollution.
According to a spokesperson, the action was taken on the directives of Deputy Commissioner Awais Mushtaq. Earlier, 12 hotels had already been sealed for violating environmental regulations.
The sealed hotels in Sialkot include:
- Qadir Khan Hotel
- K Butt Family Restaurant
- Khan Hotel (all located on Eminabad Road)
- Love of Pind
- Shahbaz Tikka
- Akbar Plaza (on Daska Road)
- Al-Khair Tikka (on Khadim Ali Road).
In Sambrial, the following hotels were sealed:
- Waqas Tikka Shop
- Candle Shinwari
- Dogar Sajji
- Aslam Restaurant
- Al-Hafa Restaurant
- Chaska Shinwari
- Khan Shinwari.
Deputy Director Environment Pakiza Bukhari urged hotel owners to take the department's warnings seriously and install suction hoods without further delay. She emphasized that closures cause financial losses and stressed the importance of compliance with environmental regulations to control air pollution and smog.