Tag: Smog

Smog level goes from hazardous to unhealthy after rain

LAHORE: Rain and wind on Saturday reduced the density of thick smog that had engulfed the city for several days due to rising air...

Smog forces govt to close schools in Lahore, Faisalabad and Gujranwala...

LAHORE: The Punjab Education Department on Thursday issued a notification directing all schools in Lahore, Gujranwala and Faisalabad to remain closed on November 15...

Lahore smog recedes after rain

LAHORE: A Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) official on Thursday said that overnight rain has receded the level of hazardous smog that was engulfing Lahore for over...

Schools to remain closed in Punjab on Thursday

The Punjab government has announced that schools will remain closed on Thursday due to extreme smog and presence of dangerous toxins in the air. In...

LHC concerned over alarming smog levels, seeks report by Dec 27

--EPD official admits measures adopted to control pollution have been insufficient   LAHORE: As smog engulfs the provincial capital on a daily basis, the Lahore High Court...

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...

Zartaj blames Opp’s Azadi March for Lahore smog

Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul has said that the pollution in Lahore is increasing due to the extra number of vehicles...

Pollution in Lahore caused by cross-border field fires, Fawad says

Cross border field fires and environmental conditions are the cause of increasing level of pollution in Lahore, Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry on...

Pakistan among top 5 countries with highest mortality rate due to...

--Study says children in South Asia hardest hit by air pollution   Air pollution will shorten the life expectancy of children born today by an average...

Cold, dry weather to persist

LAHORE: Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country on Saturday, with foggy conditions likely to grip the plains...

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...

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...

Govt to address smog issue, Senate told

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Friday assured the Senate that the government would make all possible measures to address the...

Rain thwarts threat of smog

RAWALPINDI: Intermittent rain for the last two days decreased the threat of smog in the city, said Dr Waqar Ahmed, an official of the...

Women boxers wear masks, scarves to beat smog at world championship...

NEW DELHI: Women boxers training for a world championship starting in the Indian capital this week are wearing surgical masks, scarves, and even T-shirts...

Absence of sea breeze turns fog to smoke in Karachi

KARACHI: A thick layer of fog enveloped Karachi in the early hours of Wednesday, as mercury levels dropped signalling the start of the winter season...