While hearing a case related to environmental pollution, the Lahore High Court (LHC) Friday ordered to close all the educational institutions in the provincial capital for two days in a week. The court ordered the administration to issue a notification for the two-day closure of the educational ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan government mulls artifical rain to combat dangerous smog. A proposal to get rid of the smog in Lahore has been sent to the Finance Department Punjab, Asif Bilal Lodhi, the Commissioner of Lahore said on Friday. The commissioner said that he had proposed using artificial ...

ISLAMABAD - Amnesty International on Friday issued an “Urgent Action” for the residents of Lahore to mobilize its supporters and campaign on behalf of the entire population due to the hazardous smog engulfing the city. The “Urgent Action” raises concerns about how the poor air quality ...

LAHORE - Amidst thickening smog, Lahore—Punjab’s capital—has reclaimed spot of world’s most polluted city. As per details garnered, Air Quality Index dropped to 270 in several areas of the city. With the increase in the AQI, Lahore's air quality has gone from 'unhealthy' to 'very ...

NEW DELHI - In a worst now, 15 minutes pure oxygen shot will cost Rs 1080 in smog hit Indian Capital Delhi. The worsening environmental conditions have given the entrepreneurs a new idea to work on. One such business has already opened in New Delhi, where the air quality index is alarmingly low, ...

ISLAMABAD - For the first time in history, Punjab government to use Artifical Rain to reduce smog in provincial capital Lahore. The prevailing situation of smog is taking a toll on the Punjab government, which seems to have no permanent solution to air pollution. From criminalizing crop burning ...

LAHORE – Rain and wind on Saturday reduced the density of thick smog that had engulfed the city for the several days after smoke of the burning crop stubble in the adjoining Indian Punjab permeated Lahore and its adjoining areas, alarming the people and government alike and forcing the citizens ...

ISLAMABAD - Smog has soared to alarming level in Lahore today (Thursday) posing threat to public health thus forcing authorities to close the schools. Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, late on Wednesday night, announced the closure of all public and private schools in provincial capital ...

LAHORE - Punjab government’s claims of making efforts for controlling smog fell short when pollutants once again engulfed Lahore. Air Quality Index in Lahore has reached 614 at 11pm, adding that the threshold for hazardous level of air quality was 300. The index warned that the soupy air in ...

LAHORE - Improvement in the smog density was observed on Saturday in the provincial capital whereas Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded as 168. In some areas, the smog density level was recorded high like in Sundar Industrial Estate where AQI was 468 and at border area it was 339 AQI. Due to smog ...