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 ...

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

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

Dense smog across Punjab has escalated into a full-blown health crisis, according to Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb.

The concerned DCs have been asked to take decision on discontinuation of physical classes for upto Class 5th in all government and private schools of the region.

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

The first experiment of artificial rain in Lahore had been done last year with help of experts from the United Arab Emirates.

LAHORE: The authorities dealing with smoke-emitting vehicles, the main cause of smog, are finding it hard to control air ...

The Punjab government successfully tested a local technology for artificial rain on Friday, aiming to combat smog across the ...

The School Education Department of Punjab issued a notification on Friday, confirming the extended closure and a shift to ...