Punjab government declares smog a health crisis, uses artificial rain to combat hazardous levels in several cities.

In response to severe air pollution in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, authorities have declared a health emergency in the cities of Lahore and Multan.

Last year, as per the Air Quality Report 2023 released by IQ Air, the city with a score of 99.4 ranked fifth among the most polluted cities in the world. This year, the situation is far worse, which ...

One doctor compared breathing in Pakistan's toxic air to smoking "dozens of cigarettes a day" as Lahore is the world's most ...

LAHORE, Pakistan A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major ...

With air quality hitting “hazardous” highs, Lahore is forced into survival mode — schools shut, hospitals overflow, and ...

Pakistan’s Punjab government imposed a complete lockdown in Lahore and Multan for three days a week due to worsening smog ...

Pakistan’s most populated province of Punjab declared a health emergency on Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in ...

Authorities have declared a health emergency in eastern Pakistan due to record levels of air pollution. Nearly 70,000 ...

LAHORE: The Punjab government has imposed a complete lockdown in Lahore and Multan for three days a week due to worsening ...

LAHORE: Country’s most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities ...

With smog intensity escalating in Lahore at the end of October, affecting its 13 million residents, the Punjab government ...