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 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 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 Primary Schools In Lahore Over Record Pollution
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.
Pakistan's Punjab province shuts schools in smog-hit main cities
Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday ordered schools closed in smog-hit main cities, shifting them to online learning until November 17, as the country battles 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 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,
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Pakistan's Punjab sets up 'smog war room' to combat hazardous 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
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