Record levels of air pollution blanket Punjab in Pakistan, causing hospitalizations and school closures
In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hospitalizations and school closures, as cities remain shrouded in a thick, toxic smog.
Record Air Pollution Hospitalizes Hundreds in Pakistani City
The authorities in Lahore, home to 13 million people and the country’s second-biggest city, have told half the work force to stay home.
Pakistan’s Air Pollution Sends Hundreds of People to Hospital
More than 900 people have been admitted to hospital in a single day in the Pakistani megacity of Lahore due to air pollution, the local government said.
Record air pollution causes hospitalizations in Pakistan
In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hospitalizations and school closures, as cities remain shrouded in a thick, toxic smog.
Record pollution sickening Pakistanis
The pollution has been sending patients to hospitals and private clinics complaining of coughs or burning eyes. "Tens of thousands of patients suffering from respiratory diseases were treated at hospitals and clinics in a week,
Thousands seeking medical attention amid record air pollution in Pakistan
Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore, is currently suffering from record levels of air pollution. Dense smog consisting of fog, exhaust fumes and smoke has been hanging over the metropolis of 13 million inhabitants for days.
Girl, 3, Goes To Court In Pakistan's Lahore As Air Quality Continues To Be Hazardous
Lahore: A three-year-old girl has filed a petition against the local government in Pakistan's Punjab as the province, ...
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Punjab shuts schools as Lahore gasps in deadly smog, alarming AQI
Smog drifting from across border in India intensified pollution in Multan, Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura, and Gujranwala: ...
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 ...
Lawyer Uses 3-Year Old “Child Activist” to Complain About Smog in Lahore High Court
In an unusual move, a lawyer used a three-year-old girl, Amal Sekhera, to complain about air pollution to the Lahore High ...
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Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close ...
How is Lahore, the world's most polluted city, battling toxic air?
Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore for days as surging pollution spurs authorities to curb activities ...
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Punjab Govt Orders One-Week Closure of Primary Schools Amid Hazardous Smog in Lahore
The Punjab government has ordered a one-week closure of primary schools in Lahore, affecting classes from nursery to Grade 5.
Delhi, Lahore, & Dhaka: Is South Asia becoming the world's ‘smog capital’?
Faheem sets up a fishing trap, with the bridge over the River Ravi in the background, amid smog in Lahore, Pakistan ...
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Punjab orders week-long school closure amid Lahore smog crisis
The Punjab government has announced a one-week closure of schools for primary classes in Lahore due to severe smog conditions ...
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Pakistan’s Punjab shuts schools, sets up ‘smog war room’ over air pollution
The province, home to more than half of Pakistan’s 240 million people, had earlier closed primary schools, curbed tuk-tuks ...
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Smoggy Lahore reigns AQI ranking exceeding hazardous levels
LAHORE: Residents of Punjab's smoggy capital city and other districts continue to breathe the toxic air that has paralysed ...