Pakistan, Punjab

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 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
Pakistan's Punjab Province Shuts Schools In Smog Hit Main Cities: Minister
Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday ordered schools closed in smog hit main cities, shifting them to online learning until November 17, a provincial minister said, as the country battled record air pollution.
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 shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality
Dangerously poor air quality on Monday forced Pakistani authorities in the cultural capital of Lahore to close primary schools for a week, government officials said, after the air-quality index hit a record high over the weekend.
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,
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Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city
A smog-choked province in eastern Pakistan has issued a rare plea for cross-border collaboration with India, as major ...
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Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan — Record-high air pollution in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore is sending more people to hospitals and ...
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Pakistan’s Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz admitted to hospital due to health issues
Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was admitted to a hospital due to health issues, the provincial government said ...
Lahore chokes in pollution for 2nd consecutive day, Pakistan Punjab government blames it on winds from India
Lahore, Pakistan, experienced hazardous levels of air pollution for two consecutive days, ranking as the second most polluted ...
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Pakistan: Punjab Govt shows bidding interest in PIA, considers launching ‘Air Punjab’
Following the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s announcement of its interest in acquiring Pakistan International Airlines ...
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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 ...
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NASA Satellite Image Shows Smoke From Farm Fires In Punjab Region As AQI Soars; Worst Yet To Come, Say Experts
The pollution is caused by a complex mix of factors, including crop fires, dust storms, vehicle emissions, and industrial ...