Tag: Pollution
Pakistan ranked as 2nd most polluted country in World Air Quality...
ISLAMABAD: The 2018 World Air Quality Report presents PM2.5 air quality data presenting the city ranking shows Asian countries dominating the highest 100 average PM2.5...
Smog chokes Lahore once again
--Govt officials deny failure to implement smog commission’s findings, blame Indian farmers for pollution
LAHORE: Punjab government’s claims of making efforts for controlling smog fell...
Overpopulated cities major source of pollution
--Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar’s air harmful for residents
KARACHI: Population rise in major cities, particularly, Karachi, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad and Lahore, is causing environment...
Notre-Dame paintings removed amid lead pollution fears
French art experts headed into the stricken Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris to remove all the remaining paintings on Friday despite warnings from an environmental...
Marble factories – bane of residents’ existence
ISLAMABAD: Citizens residing near industry areas or marble factories are concerned over the hazardous and high-risk working environment at the factory that is allegedly...
Kiln owners infuriated over EPD’s ‘discriminatory’ policies
--Lack of technical labour, financial resources add to woes of brick kiln owners
--EDP DG vows to convert all kilns to zig-zag technology by 2021
LAHORE: Financial...
As Lahore chokes on winter smog, country moves to cut air...
LAHORE: At his house on busy Mall Road in Lahore, environmental lawyer Rafay Alam runs three air purifiers around the clock, keeps his windows...
KP govt approves Rs1b for Billion Trees Tsunami project
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet held in Peshawar on Wednesday approved one billion rupees for the billion-tree tsunami project.
Chief Minister...
Lahore tops list of world’s cities with worst air quality
LAHORE: Lahore on Monday witnessed the worst air quality in the world, followed by New Delhi (India), and Pristina Kosovo).
According to Air Visual, an...
Lahore second worst in world air quality rankings
LAHORE: Lahore on Thursday witnessed the worst air quality in the world, only second to Kabul, followed by New Delhi.
According to Air Visual, an...
World’s seven healthiest cities
Bad health is a growing concern among most urban dwellers. Polluted air and water and lack of nutritious food is causing several problems including...
India’s environment minister blames state governments as pollution worsens in Delhi
NEW DELHI: India’s environment minister blamed the Delhi government and its neighbouring states for failing in their efforts to check air pollution which was...
WWF report reveals staggering human impact on planet
--Lahore, Karachi among most polluted cities in terms of air quality, according to Living Planet Report 2018
LAHORE: Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and...
Smog returns amid EPA’s failure to measure air quality index
--Sources say EPA reluctant to share data produced by air quality monitoring stations as it is not reliable
--EPA spokesperson says will disseminate data after...
With smog season looming, govt shuts polluting brick kilns
ISLAMABAD: To combat worsening smog, the government has ordered all traditional brick kilns closed for 70 days starting Saturday, as it promotes new cleaner...
World Bank calls on climate change minister, resolves to tackle pollution ...
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the World Bank led by Country Director Patchamuthu Illangovan called on the federal minister/ Advisor to Prime Minister on climate...
Zartaj Gul calls pollution one of the main issues
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Monday said that pollution is one of the main issues that the federal government aims to...
