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

In response to severe air pollution in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, authorities have declared a health emergency in the cities of Lahore and Multan.

Last year, as per the Air Quality Report 2023 released by IQ Air, the city with a score of 99.4 ranked fifth among the most polluted cities in the world. This year, the situation is far worse, which ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

LAHORE: The Punjab government has imposed a complete lockdown in Lahore and Multan for three days a week due to worsening ...

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

LAHORE: Country’s most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities ...