Pakistan Air Pollution

Pakistan's Punjab banned entry to many public spaces from Friday, including parks and zoos, as it sought to protect people from severe air pollution in parts of the eastern province.

A three-year-old girl has filed a petition against the local government in Pakistan's Punjab as the province, especially its capital Lahore, continues to reel under the severe impact of smog, keeping the air quality in an extremely hazardous zone.

Pakistan's Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, as poor air quality in Lahore pushed the capital of the eastern province to the top of the rankings as the world's most polluted city.

The Air Quality Index in Pakistan's Lahore stood at 1,900, its highest ever, prompting the country to write a letter to the Indian government to open a dialogue on the issue.

Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.

Pakistan's cultural city Lahore been declared the most polluted city in the world, with an alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) of 394, and the Pakistan's Punjab government has planned for artificial rain to mitigate smog impact.

Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial government said.

Pakistan's Punjab province is planning to carry out an artificial rain experiment with China's help in Lahore, one of the cities to face the worst air pollution, a project estimated to cost Rs 350 million in the cash-strapped country, as per reports.

Pakistan's second-most populous city Lahore has shut down due to toxic air.

Authorities in Pakistan ordered schoolchildren in the smog-smothered city of Lahore to wear masks during lessons starting Thursday, an effort to protect against hazardous levels of polluted air.

Delhi is the most polluted city in the world right now, according to an air quality index, or AQI, measured by Switzerland's IQAir. Pakistan's Lahore comes next.

Polluted air is mostly coming from Pakistan, the Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court during a hearing on pollution in Delhi and nearby cities. That provoked a question from Chief Justice NV Ramana that UP's lawyers could not answer.

Red-eyed residents cough, everything smells of smoke, and cars shine their headlights in the middle of the day.

The Pakistani city of Lahore was declared the most polluted city in the world by an air quality monitor on Wednesday, as residents choking in acrid smog pleaded with officials to take action.

Lahore is on top of the list of the most polluted cities in the world, according to air pollution data released by the US Air Quality Index.

Pakistan's Punjab banned entry to many public spaces from Friday, including parks and zoos, as it sought to protect people from severe air pollution in parts of the eastern province.

A three-year-old girl has filed a petition against the local government in Pakistan's Punjab as the province, especially its capital Lahore, continues to reel under the severe impact of smog, keeping the air quality in an extremely hazardous zone.

Pakistan's Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, as poor air quality in Lahore pushed the capital of the eastern province to the top of the rankings as the world's most polluted city.

The Air Quality Index in Pakistan's Lahore stood at 1,900, its highest ever, prompting the country to write a letter to the Indian government to open a dialogue on the issue.

Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.

Pakistan's cultural city Lahore been declared the most polluted city in the world, with an alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) of 394, and the Pakistan's Punjab government has planned for artificial rain to mitigate smog impact.

Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial government said.

Pakistan's Punjab province is planning to carry out an artificial rain experiment with China's help in Lahore, one of the cities to face the worst air pollution, a project estimated to cost Rs 350 million in the cash-strapped country, as per reports.

Pakistan's second-most populous city Lahore has shut down due to toxic air.

Authorities in Pakistan ordered schoolchildren in the smog-smothered city of Lahore to wear masks during lessons starting Thursday, an effort to protect against hazardous levels of polluted air.

Delhi is the most polluted city in the world right now, according to an air quality index, or AQI, measured by Switzerland's IQAir. Pakistan's Lahore comes next.

Polluted air is mostly coming from Pakistan, the Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court during a hearing on pollution in Delhi and nearby cities. That provoked a question from Chief Justice NV Ramana that UP's lawyers could not answer.

Red-eyed residents cough, everything smells of smoke, and cars shine their headlights in the middle of the day.

The Pakistani city of Lahore was declared the most polluted city in the world by an air quality monitor on Wednesday, as residents choking in acrid smog pleaded with officials to take action.

Lahore is on top of the list of the most polluted cities in the world, according to air pollution data released by the US Air Quality Index.