Tag: Smog

School timings in Punjab revert to normal post smog

LAHORE: With the smog having subsided to a great extent in the province, regular timings have been restored for both private and government schools...

Shehbaz reaches out to Indian counterpart to eliminate smog

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Amarinder Singh in a bid to encourage regional cooperation to eliminate...

Citizens relieved of exorbitant vegetable prices as smog clears

LAHORE: To the citizens’ great relief, prices of vegetables have reduced significantly following the clearance of smog in the city. With abundant supplies arriving from Punjab,...

LHC orders govt to devise policy to control smog

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday directed the Punjab government to prepare and submit a revised policy on controlling smog in the province within...

LHC directs Punjab govt to submit revised smog policy within three...

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday directed the Punjab government to submit a revised policy on how to tackle the smog issue...

Light rain brings temperature down, dissipates smog

LAHORE: Light rain in the provincial capital and adjoining areas turned the weather cold, bringing the temperature down on Thursday. The rain started in the afternoon...

‘We’re praying’ : Indian officials say will not act on smog...

NEW DELHI: As pollution level climbed to 12 times above the recommended limit this week in India’s capital, government officials said they knew what was...

Statistically smog kills more people in Pakistan than militancy

ISLAMABAD: The toxic smog that has covered parts of the country for weeks has exposed official torpor over rampant pollution that has killed thousands of more...

Smog disrupts 604 PIA flights in Punjab, says spokesman

Since November 1-15, bad weather conditions (dense fog and smog) in the country, especially in southern Punjab and upper Sindh, disrupted nearly 604 Pakistan...

Smog persists in different parts of Punjab despite rain

LAHORE: Dense smog persisted in different parts of Punjab on Wednesday despite the rainfall. Traffic continues to remain suspended on few parts of the motorway due...

Smog to finally dissipate, Punjab welcomes first rainfall of winter season

LAHORE:  Residents of Punjab will finally observe a decrease in the level of smog after the first rainfall of the season. Punjab had been enveloped by...

LHC reprimands Punjab govt over lack of smog- curtailing efforts

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has expressed deep reservations regarding the lack of effort by the Punjab government to curtail the current situation of smog...

Smog-related accidents leave two dead, dozens injured

LAHORE: Smog has taken the lives of at least two people while injuring dozens of others in the last 24 hours in the Kasur. Traffic around...

Prolonged smoggy spell likely to end from today: Met office

LAHORE: The prolonged smoggy spell is likely to end with the rain expected from Monday in different parts of the country. According to the Met...

EPA’s equipment not fit to measure air quality amid severe smog

LAHORE: Conflicting reports from Punjab Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently installed air quality monitoring stations (“airpointers”) and experts’ opinion suggest that the authorities have been...

Prices of winter vegetables rise as fog, smog hit supplies

Vegetable prices in Lahore rocketed on Sunday as the smog coupled with fog hindered their supply from other provinces. The early footfall of winter season...

Delhi smog is shortening lives, say doctors

In the emergency ward of a Delhi hospital, men and women gasp for breath as they wait to be treated for symptoms triggered by...