Punjab government declares smog a health crisis, uses artificial rain to combat hazardous levels in several cities.

LAHORE, Pakistan A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major ...

One doctor compared breathing in Pakistan's toxic air to smoking "dozens of cigarettes a day" as Lahore is the world's most ...

Residents criticised Punjab’s chief minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, for travelling to London at a time people have complained ...

Pakistan’s Punjab government imposed a complete lockdown in Lahore and Multan for three days a week due to worsening smog ...

Authorities have declared a health emergency in eastern Pakistan due to record levels of air pollution. Nearly 70,000 ...

With air quality hitting “hazardous” highs, Lahore is forced into survival mode — schools shut, hospitals overflow, and ...

With smog intensity escalating in Lahore at the end of October, affecting its 13 million residents, the Punjab government ...

Pakistan’s most populated province of Punjab declared a health emergency on Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in ...

The skies over Lahore and much of Punjab have become a toxic haze, a stark reminder of Pakistan’s growing environmental ...

Pakistan has declared a health emergency as Lahore's air quality hits alarming levels, affecting millions with respiratory ...

Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by a week, with thousands hospitalised as the country battles record air pollution.