Pakistan, Air Pollution

Record levels of air pollution blanket Punjab in Pakistan, causing hospitalizations and school closures
In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hospitalizations and school closures, as cities remain shrouded in a thick, toxic smog.
Record Air Pollution Hospitalizes Hundreds in Pakistani City
The authorities in Lahore, home to 13 million people and the country’s second-biggest city, have told half the work force to stay home.
Pakistan’s Air Pollution Sends Hundreds of People to Hospital
More than 900 people have been admitted to hospital in a single day in the Pakistani megacity of Lahore due to air pollution, the local government said.
Record air pollution causes hospitalizations in Pakistan
In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hospitalizations and school closures, as cities remain shrouded in a thick, toxic smog.
Record pollution sickening Pakistanis
The pollution has been sending patients to hospitals and private clinics complaining of coughs or burning eyes. "Tens of thousands of patients suffering from respiratory diseases were treated at hospitals and clinics in a week,
Thousands seeking medical attention amid record air pollution in Pakistan
Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore, is currently suffering from record levels of air pollution. Dense smog consisting of fog, exhaust fumes and smoke has been hanging over the metropolis of 13 million inhabitants for days.
Pakistan's Punjab sets up 'smog war room' to combat hazardous air, shuts schools
Pakistan's province of Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality turned ...
Toxic Smog Shrouds Pakistan’s Punjab, Leaving Hundreds Hospitalized with Respiratory Ailments
The Pakistani province of Punjab is asking people to stay home as much as possible, halting in-person schooling and setting ...
Pakistan PM's niece misquoted on govt's wheat trade in Punjab
Supporters of Pakistan's main opposition party have long spread misinformation about the niece of Prime Minister Shehbaz ...
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Pakistan's Punjab province shuts schools in smog-hit main cities
Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday ordered schools closed in smog-hit main cities, shifting them to ...
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Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city
A smog-choked province in eastern Pakistan has issued a rare plea for cross-border collaboration with India, as major ...
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Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close ...
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Jauharabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Expect sunny skies. The high will be 32°. Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized to the standard atmospheric pressure of 1,013.25 mb (29.9212 inHg). Higher pressure is ...
Lahore chokes in pollution for 2nd consecutive day, Pakistan Punjab government blames it on winds from India
Lahore, Pakistan, experienced hazardous levels of air pollution for two consecutive days, ranking as the second most polluted ...
Pakistan's Punjab Province Shuts Schools In Smog Hit Main Cities: Minister
Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday ordered schools closed in smog hit main cities, shifting them to online learning until November 17, a minister said, as the country battled ...
Girl, 3, Goes To Court In Pakistan's Lahore As Air Quality Continues To Be Hazardous
Lahore: A three-year-old girl has filed a petition against the local government in Pakistan's Punjab as the province, ...