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Pakistan's Punjab sets up 'smog war room' to combat hazardous air

Pakistan's Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality in Lahore pushed the capital of the eastern province to the top of the rankings as the world's most polluted city.

The Indian Express · 3h

Smog knows no borders, Pakistan minister says ‘Punjabs on both sides’ need joint plan

In an SOS from across the border, Aurangzeb, who also holds the environment protection and climate change portfolio in the Punjab provincial government, claimed the “Eastern corridor winds blowing from India towards Lahore” were taking the smog to dangerous levels.

Business Today on MSN · 4h

'Punjabs on both sides...': Pakistan minister hints at 'smog diplomacy' days after Lahore records AQI of 1900

Senior Minister in the Government of Punjab in Pakistan Marriyum Aurangzeb said that India and Pakistan, especially Punjabs on both sides of the border, to come up with a joint plan to tackle smog.

Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week

Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 1d

Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality

Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week.

The New York Times on MSN · 1d

Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week

Classes will be suspended this week at primary schools across Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, after it reported record levels of pollution over the weekend. Education authorities in Punjab, the province that includes Lahore,

Yahoo · 2d

Pakistan’s second-largest city shuts down schools with air pollution above dangerous levels

Lahore ordered all primary schools to close for a week in response to soaring pollution levels, as the toxic smog enveloping the Pakistani city continued to pose severe health risks. Lahore held the top spot on a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities on Sunday after recording its highest ever pollution reading of 1900 near the Pakistan - India border on Saturday.

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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 ...

CNN on MSN1d

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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Pakistan's Punjab province ministers blame India for worsening smog as AQI hits record high in Lahore

LAHORE: Ministers in Pakistan's Punjab province on Monday blamed winds from India for worsening smog here, urging the Indian ...

Asian News International6d

Pakistan Punjab government imposes 'Green Lockdown' in smog hotspots across Lahore

The Pakistan Punjab government government imposed a "green lockdown" in designated smog hotspots across Lahore on Wednesday.

ThePrint2d

Pakistan: Punjab Govt shows bidding interest in PIA, considers launching ‘Air Punjab’

Following the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s announcement of its interest in acquiring Pakistan International Airlines ...

77 years after Partition, 85-year-old Punjab man reunites with family in Pakistan: Report

Chotu Singh has taken up the name Ali Khan after moving to Pakistan. He was rescued by a Sikh man during the riots. Gulzar Singh, who had recently lost a son, adopted the child and raised him as his ...

Business Recorder1h

Punjab sets up ‘smog war room’ to combat hazardous air

Follow us LAHORE: Pakistan’s Punjab set up a “smog war room” to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air ...

ThePrint2d

Pakistan: 61,540 arrested for power theft in Punjab

Punjab Police have initiated a significant crackdown on power theft, resulting in the arrest of 61,540 individuals across the province, including Lahore, as reported by ARY News on Sunday. Details ...

The Express Tribune23h

Pakistan's polio tally reaches 46 with latest case in Balochistan

Pakistan has confirmed its 46th case of wild poliovirus (WPV1) in 2024, with the latest case detected in a male child from ...

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