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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

"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 ...

Residents criticised Punjab’s chief minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, for travelling to London at a time people have complained ...

Pakistan's Punjab province declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools ...

Pakistan's Punjab declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another ...