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Schools close in Lahore
Why is Pakistan blaming India for rising air pollution in the country as Lahore's AQI hits 1900
Lahore, Pakistan, experienced record-breaking air pollution on November 2, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 1,900, six times higher than the World Health Organization's limit. The Pakistani government attributed the surge to winds carrying pollution from India and seasonal crop residue burning.
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.
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 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
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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Factbox-How Is Lahore, the World's Most Polluted City, Battling Toxic Air?
Factbox-How Is
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, the World's Most Polluted City, Battling Toxic Air? NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Toxic smog has shrouded ...
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Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Students wear mask and heading to their school as smog envelops the ...
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Lahore bans outdoor barbeques amid rising smog levels
In response to worsening smog levels, Lahore’s Environment Department has imposed a ban on outdoor barbeques at restaurants ...
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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 ...
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How is Lahore, which has an AQI of 1165, battling toxic air?
The capital of Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab,
Lahore
is just 25 km (16 miles) from the border with India, and is considered the cultural capital of the country. Pakistan's ...
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'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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Notorious criminal killed by accomplices in Lahore: police
LAHORE: The Lahore police claimed that a suspect, allegedly involved in heinous crimes, including murder and attempted murder ...
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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, ...
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How is Lahore, the world's most polluted city, battling toxic air?
Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore for days as surging pollution spurs authorities to curb activities ...
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‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ Programme: Rs600m disbursed among over 850 beneficiaries
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s vision “Apna Chhat, Apna Ghar” programme is continuing successfully, as ...
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