Record levels of air pollution blanket Punjab in Pakistan, causing hospitalizations and school closures
The Punjab government mandated that residents wear masks. LONDON -- In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air ...
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.
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Pakistan’s air pollution sends nearly 1,000 to hospital
Pakistan’s most populous province of Punjab, of which Lahore is the capital, registers hazardous air pollution during the winter season, when slower wind currents are compounded by smoke from ...
Toxic Smog Shrouds Pakistan’s Punjab, Leaving Hundreds Hospitalized with Respiratory Ailments
The Pakistani province of Punjab is asking people to stay home as much as possible, halting in-person schooling and setting ...
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Pakistan closes schools due to air pollution
For the past two weeks, dense smog has been hanging over Lahore, the capital of the province in eastern Pakistan. Record ...
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 ...
Pakistan did not send diplomatic note to India to discuss severe air pollution in Karachi, Lahore: Jaiswal
Days after Pakistan blamed India for the worst air pollution in Lahore and Karachi, New Delhi said it did not receive any formal notification from Islamabad for holding diplomatic discussions ...
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Pakistan’s Punjab shuts schools, sets up ‘smog war room’ over air pollution
Record-high air pollution is sending more people to hospitals and clinics, according to doctors in Lahore. Authorities in the ...
Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures
The smog crisis in Lahore, similar to the situation in India's capital Delhi, tends to worsen during cooler months due to ...
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 ... filing a ...