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Pakistan's Punjab sets up 'smog war room' to combat hazardous air, shuts schools
Pakistan's province of Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality turned its capital of Lahore into the world's most polluted city and forced the closure of some educational institutions.
Pakistan's Punjab province shuts schools in smog-hit main cities
LAHORE: Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday (Nov 6) ordered schools closed in smog-hit main cities, shifting them to online learning until Nov 17, as the country battles record air pollution.
Pakistan shuts schools in smog-hit cities as pollution levels surge
Pakistan's most populous Punjab province Wednesday ordered the closure of schools in major cities until Nov. 17 in response to severe pollution levels, a provincial minister said. Primary schools in Lahore had already been closed for the week,
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.
Pakistan shuts schools in smog-hit main cities
LAHORE: Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday ordered schools closed in smog-hit main cities, shifting them to online
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,
Pakistan closes schools 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.
In Major Pakistani City, Smog Is 'Apocalypse' Level
Pakistan's second-largest city has closed schools for the week, not that students will be able to go outside. The air pollution in Lahore is now second-worst in the world only to New Delhi, India, according to the Swiss outfit IQAir,
Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
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Lahore is the world's most polluted city. Here's why Pakistan is blaming India for it
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Lahore chokes in pollution for 2nd consecutive day, Pakistan Punjab government blames it on winds from India
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Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city
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Pakistan blames India for worsening smog in Lahore as air quality index hits record high
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Pakistan's Punjab sets up 'smog war room' to combat hazardous air
LAHORE (Reuters) - Pakistan's Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air ...
Pak officials’ claims of air pollution in Lahore due to Punjab stubble fires false, says expert
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