Pakistan Cities Declare Health Emergency as Smog Blankets Region
One doctor compared breathing in Pakistan's toxic air to smoking "dozens of cigarettes a day" as Lahore is the world's most polluted city this week.
Pakistan Declared Health Emergency: Lahore’s AQI Soars to 1600, Does This Impact Indian Cities?
Pakistan has declared a health emergency as Lahore's air quality hits alarming levels, affecting millions with respiratory issues. Authorities have implemented urgent measures, including school closures,
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities
Pakistani authorities have declared a health emergency in the country's east due to smog. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.
Pakistan Extends School Closures In Punjab's Smog-hit Cities
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.
Pakistan's Punjab shuts construction and schools, and lockdown looms to fight smog
Pakistan's Punjab declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, with a three-day lockdown possible, the province's senior minister said on Friday.
Anger in Pakistan after top provincial politician leaves country during air emergency
The absence of a top provincial politician at the time the country is battling an air emergency involving toxic smog has sparked a debate in Pakistan. Authorities in Punjab province announced a health emergency and said they are mulling a three-day lockdown as the air crisis ahead of winter has trapped dust,
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Lahore’s dangerous smog: where disease and death stalk
With air quality hitting “hazardous” highs, Lahore is forced into survival mode — schools shut, hospitals overflow, and ...
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Smog threat: Lahore admin takes action against violation of SOPs
According to details, the district administration and the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took action against facilities involved in burning animals’ fats. The cases had been registered ...
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Smog: Shops, wedding halls, restaurants sealed in Lahore over violation
Dozens of shops, wedding halls and restaurants were sealed in Lahore as authorities have intensified enforcement of early ...
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Lahore extends smog restrictions, schools closed until November 24
In light of the severe effects of smog in Lahore, restrictions imposed in Punjab's provincial capital have been extended until November 24. All universities and colleges will conduct classes online, ...
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Lahore AQI Worse Than Delhi, NASA Shares Smog Photos As Pakistani City Reports 15,000 Respiratory Cases
As toxic smog continues to grip Lahore, the health condition of the people in Pakistani city continues to deteriorate with ...
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Lockdown imposed in Lahore, Multan amid smog concerns
LAHORE: The Punjab government has imposed a complete lockdown in Lahore and Multan for three days a week due to worsening ...
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Punjab imposes health emergency as Multan, Lahore choke on smog
The Punjab government has declared a health emergency in the capital city Lahore and Multan as the relentless smog crisis ...
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Lahore’s toxic smog visible from space, ranks as world’s most polluted city
LAHORE: The ongoing smog crisis in Punjab, especially in Lahore, has reached alarming levels, with thick, toxic clouds ...
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Lahore most polluted city, motorways closed as smog descends on Punjab
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The capital of Punjab, Lahore, remained the most polluted city of the world on Thursday with an air ...
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Punjab University Lahore postpones all exams
Punjab University has postponed all exams for its students due to worsening smog in Lahore. Teachers have been instructed to ...