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Pakistan Limits Outdoor Activities To Curb Air-Pollution Related Illness
Pakistan's Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from Monday to curb illnesses caused by intense air pollution.
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Climate Challenges Don't See Borders As NASA Pic Shows Smog-Covered Lahore, Delhi
The hazardous level of pollution has forced authorities in Pakistan to close schools till November 17 in a bid to lower children's exposure to the pollution.
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Pak Shuts Parks, Museums As Air Quality Worsens, Multans AQI Crosses 2,100
Pakistan's Punjab government in a bid to combat the hazardous smog conditions in the province, shut down amusement parks and museums for 10 days, from November 8 to 17, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan Bans Entry To Public Spaces, Including Parks As Pollution Worsens
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.
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Girl, 3, Goes To Court In Pakistan's Lahore As Air Quality Continues To Be Hazardous
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.
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Pakistan's Punjab Sets Up 'Smog War Room' To Combat Hazardous Air
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.
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This Is The World's Most Polluted City, 6 Times Worse Than Delhi
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.
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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
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.
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Pakistan's Lahore Declared Most Polluted City In World With AQI Of 394
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.
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Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain For First Time To Combat Smog In Lahore
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.
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Pak Planning Rs 350 Million Artificial Rain Experiment To Curb Air Pollution: Report
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.
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Schools, Offices Shut In Pollution-Hit Lahore, Health Emergency Imposed
Pakistan's second-most populous city Lahore has shut down due to toxic air.
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Students Ordered To Wear Masks In Pakistan's Smog-Hit Lahore
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.
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Delhi Air Most Polluted, Shows Data; Quality Dropped On Diwali Morning
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.
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"So, We Ban Pakistan Industries?": Supreme Court's Retort On Pollution
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.
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Pakistan Limits Outdoor Activities To Curb Air-Pollution Related Illness
Pakistan's Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from Monday to curb illnesses caused by intense air pollution.
-
Climate Challenges Don't See Borders As NASA Pic Shows Smog-Covered Lahore, Delhi
The hazardous level of pollution has forced authorities in Pakistan to close schools till November 17 in a bid to lower children's exposure to the pollution.
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Pak Shuts Parks, Museums As Air Quality Worsens, Multans AQI Crosses 2,100
Pakistan's Punjab government in a bid to combat the hazardous smog conditions in the province, shut down amusement parks and museums for 10 days, from November 8 to 17, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan Bans Entry To Public Spaces, Including Parks As Pollution Worsens
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.
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Girl, 3, Goes To Court In Pakistan's Lahore As Air Quality Continues To Be Hazardous
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.
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Pakistan's Punjab Sets Up 'Smog War Room' To Combat Hazardous Air
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.
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This Is The World's Most Polluted City, 6 Times Worse Than Delhi
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.
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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
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.
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Pakistan's Lahore Declared Most Polluted City In World With AQI Of 394
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.
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Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain For First Time To Combat Smog In Lahore
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.
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Pak Planning Rs 350 Million Artificial Rain Experiment To Curb Air Pollution: Report
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.
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Schools, Offices Shut In Pollution-Hit Lahore, Health Emergency Imposed
Pakistan's second-most populous city Lahore has shut down due to toxic air.
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Students Ordered To Wear Masks In Pakistan's Smog-Hit Lahore
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.
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Delhi Air Most Polluted, Shows Data; Quality Dropped On Diwali Morning
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.
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"So, We Ban Pakistan Industries?": Supreme Court's Retort On Pollution
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.
