Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels ...

LAHORE: Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said on Sunday (Nov 3), to avoid exposing millions of childr

LAHORE (Nov 4): Pakistan’s second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous. For days, the city of 14 million people has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and pollutantsRead More

Lahore AQI: As a result of the record high pollution, authorities in Lahore have banned school children from outdoor exercises until January 2025, while also halting construction work and restricting office hours for employees.

The measures in Lahore were part of a larger effort to protect children from respiratory-related and other diseases in the city of 14 million people

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

Lahore AQI: Pakistan blames India for worsening smog in Lahore and urges serious action as the air quality index hits a record high.

Emergency measures taken in Lahore due to unprecedented air pollution levels, including school closures and work-from-home mandates.

Citizens have been urged to stay indoors, keep doors and windows shut, and avoid unnecessary travel, she said, adding that hospitals had been given smog counters

Lahore: At a time when Lahore is facing air pollution crisis, Pakistan Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb from the country’s Punjab province has blamed the winds-carrying pollutants from neighbouring India for the situation. The minister also revealed that the provincial government planned to initiate talks with India over the issue through the intervention of Pakistan’s foreign ministry, […]

The Pakistani environmental minister said it would write to the Foreign Off­ice on Monday to approach Indian autho­rities for talks on joint efforts to curb smog.

Toxic grey smog has sickened tens of thousands of people, mainly children and elderly people, since last month when the air quality started worsening in Lahore, the city bordering India.

Punjab capital Lahore ranked second on the global pollution charts as dense smog blanketed the city with an air quality index of 382 on Monday morning despite the provincial government's...

LAHORE: A new spell of smog is set to hit Lahore in the next 24 hours which prompted the Punjab Environment Protection and Climate Change Department to issue an alert for citizens.A spokesperson of...

The Pakistani government has closed primary schools in Lahore this week, ostensibly to save children from the effects of hazardous air quality, exceeding levels deemed safe by the World Health Organisation (WHO).