Lahore, air quality

Lahore once again tops global charts for highest air pollution level
Lahore's air quality index surges past 1,000-mark once again on Wednesday with the city topping the global charts for highest air pollution levels once again.The city's AQI, as per Swiss
Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures
The smog crisis in Lahore, similar to the situation in India's capital Delhi, tends to worsen during cooler months due to temperature inversion trapping pollution closer to the ground. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here.
Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality
Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week.
Schools close in Lahore as pollution hits record level
Unprecedented air pollution in the Pakistani city of Lahore has forced authorities to close all primary schools for a week. From Monday, 50% of office workers will also work from home, as part of a "green lockdown" plan.
Pakistan’s second-largest city shuts down schools with air pollution above dangerous levels
Lahore ordered all primary schools to close for a week in response to soaring pollution levels, as the toxic smog enveloping the Pakistani city continued to pose severe health risks. Lahore held the top spot on a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities on Sunday after recording its highest ever pollution reading of 1900 near the Pakistan - India border on Saturday.
World city Lahore on lockdown as toxic smog closes schools and halts all construction work
A toxic cloud of smog has swept over Pakistan and India, causing one of Pakistan's major cities to put schools on lockdown. On Sunday, the capital of the Punjab region of Pakistan, Lahore, held the real-time top spot as the world's most polluted city,
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Pakistan's Punjab sets up 'smog war room' to combat hazardous air
LAHORE (Reuters) - Pakistan's Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air ...
Pak officials’ claims of air pollution in Lahore due to Punjab stubble fires false, says expert
The general flow of air at this time is from northwest to southeast, which means that air is coming into India from Pakistan, ...
'Punjabs on both sides...': Pakistan minister hints at 'smog diplomacy' days after Lahore records AQI of 1900
Senior Minister in the Government of Punjab in Pakistan Marriyum Aurangzeb said that India and Pakistan, especially Punjabs ...
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Punjab Police intensify action to prevent smog
LAHORE: Punjab Police is actively working to prevent smog and protect the environment. Priority actions are ongoing against ...
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Punjab orders week-long school closure amid Lahore smog crisis
The Punjab government has announced a one-week closure of schools for primary classes in Lahore due to severe smog conditions ...
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Punjab Govt Orders One-Week Closure of Primary Schools Amid Hazardous Smog in Lahore
The Punjab government has ordered a one-week closure of primary schools in Lahore, affecting classes from nursery to Grade 5.
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Smog awareness counter set up at LGH: ‘Punjab govt taking serious steps to control smog’
While distributing awareness pamphlets based on preventive measures to avoid smog, he said the Punjab government is taking serious measures to control the smog. In this context it is the ...
Punjab Considers Lockdown as Lahore’s Air Quality Reaches Critical Levels
As Lahore’s Air Quality Index (AQI) crosses 1,000, the Punjab government has begun weighing a possible lockdown. A final decision on this matter is ...
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Lahore’s choking smog problem resonates in Punjab Assembly
LAHORE: The smog issue of Lahore resonated in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday and Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan decided to ...
Lahore is the world's most polluted city. Here's why Pakistan is blaming India for it
Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, was ranked as the world’s most polluted city last week, with a record-high pollution ...