Pakistan's Punjab govt declares smog 'health crisis', uses artificial rain to combat pollution
Punjab government declares smog a health crisis, uses artificial rain to combat hazardous levels in several cities.
In Pakistan's smog-affected Punjab province, a prayer for rain and forgiveness
Worshippers gathered at over 600 government-run mosques in Punjab province to offer "Namaz-e-Istisqa," a voluntary prayer for ...
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Smog chokes Pakistan's Punjab province as AQI soars to 1,900 in Lahore and 2,000 in Multan
With smog intensity escalating in Lahore at the end of October, affecting its 13 million residents, the Punjab government ...
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 ...
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Pakistan extends school closures in in smog-hit major cities of Punjab by week
"The schools will remain closed for another week due to the hazardous air quality. Institutes including universities would switch to online classes to ensure the safety of students," Marriyum ...
Anger in Pakistan after top provincial politician leaves country during air emergency
Residents criticised Punjab’s chief minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, for travelling to London at a time people have complained ...
Muslims in Pakistan's smog-shrouded Punjab province pray for rain
Pakistan's Punjab province declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools ...
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities
LAHORE, Pakistan -- A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major ...
World’s Worst Air Pollution in Lahore Reaches New Record
Pakistan ’s smog situation has gone from bad to worse as air pollution rose to a record in Lahore. Sensors tracked by the ...
Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog
Pakistan introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with ...
Pakistan’s toxic smog cover is now visible from space
Pakistan’s cities slip under toxic smog as live readings for Lahore show PM2.5 levels 100 times over what WHO prescribes ...
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Pakistan dispatch: Lahore smog crisis poses challenge and opportunity for courts enforcing Constitution’s new environmental rights
Noor Ul Huda is a JURIST staff correspondent in Pakistan and a recent graduate of Punjab University Law College. She files this dispatch from Lahore.  Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city with a ...