A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities.

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

The Punjab government on Friday took desperate mitigation measures, including lockdowns reminiscent of the Covid-19 era, as ...

Chief Justice of Pakistan/Chairman, National Judicial Automation Committee Justice Yahya Afridi on Friday chaired an online ...

Pakistan's Punjab government on Friday declared smog a health crisis" and used artificial rain in several cities across the ...

In Pakistan, the Punjab information minister says that while 70pc of Lahore’s smog is generated locally, around 30pc wafts in from India. This makes bilateral cooperation essential. In addition, the ...

Punjab government has announced a complete three-day weekly lockdown in Lahore and Multan to combat worsening smog conditions ...

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

One doctor compared breathing in Pakistan's toxic air to smoking "dozens of cigarettes a day" as Lahore is the world's most ...

Punjab province in Pakistan has declared a health emergency and closed two cities due to severe smog affecting nearly 2 ...

"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 ...