LAHORE - Smog has been a major issue for those living in Punjab, especially Lahore, as the citizens are forced to inhale unhealthy air, resulting in sore eyes and throats. While the ministry of climate change has failed to counter the smog, a Lahore-based student has found a way to clean ...

LAHORE - Pakistani experts have said the burning of crop residue is a major source of contributing to smog formation in the South Asian country. At a seminar on crop residue burning and the issue of smog organised by WWF-Pakistan at a local hotel in Lahore on Tuesday, they stressed for making ...

MULTAN - Smoggy weather will persist for four days more in the region and weather will clear after an expected rainy spell in upper Punjab during the coming week. According to meteorological officials, the rainy spell was expected from Nov 15 in Upper Punjab. On Sunday, visibility was recorded at ...

ISLAMABAD - The smog currently enveloping Pakistan's major cities including Lahore and its neighbourhood is apparently due to a legislation in its Eastern neighbour India, in its agriculture sector. Though the experts in Pakistan had warned that the reason of smog in the country is due to India, ...

LAHORE - Another spell of toxic smog has started gripping the heart of Pakistan – Lahore – amid unsuccessful efforts by provincial environment regulators in measuring the air quality index. Each winter, from October to November, thick smog envelops Lahore and numerous cities across the dusty ...

Yet another year of mystic smoke covering Punjab. Smog proves to be getting worst each year in Pakistan’s second largest city which also happens to be the most polluted one, Lahore. People now have started to talk about this grave issue which requires our maximum attention as this fog can cause ...

NEW DELHI - In an unprecedented turn of events at the international level, the third Test match between India and Sri Lanka was stopped on Sunday due to pollution in the capital city. Many of Sri Lanka’s fielders returned from lunch on the second day wearing masks amid visible haze at the Feroz ...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has written a letter to Captain Amarinder Singh, the CM of Indian Punjab, seeking a “regional cooperation arrangement” to combat the issue of smog which has caused difficulties on both sides of the border. The letter written by Shehbaz Sharif was ...

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has ordered the provincial government to submit a comprehensive smog policy by Tuesday evening. During Monday’s hearing on multiple petitions seeking directives for the provincial government to take effective measures to control smog and environmental pollution, the ...

LAHORE - A long-awaited weather system is entering Pakistan from the coastal area of Sindh and Balochistan tonight and is likely to bring rains across the country from Monday. These rains would not only end the long dry spell but also help subside the prevailing smoggy conditions in the country ...

LAHORE - The Punjab government has weighed into the issue of crop burning, urging the Chief Minister of Indian Punjab Amarinder Singh to ban the practice that is behind a pollution crisis affecting large parts of both countries. Large parts of north India and adjoining districts of Pakistan have ...

NEW DELHI - Authorities have closed all the schools in the Indian capital, forcing as many as five million youngsters to stay home until Sunday as the city's government attempts to tackle air pollution nearly 30 times higher than the recommended safe level. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had ...

NEW DELHI - A public health emergency has been declared by doctors in Delhi on Tuesday as air quality in the world’s most polluted capital city plunged to levels likened to smoking at least 50 cigarettes in a single day. Visibility is poor as pollution levels reached 30 times the World Health ...

LAHORE - Bad news for cricket fans as West Indies’ eagerly anticipated tour of Pakistan has been postponed until at least next year for a few reasons – a massive blanket of smog tops the list. Lahore, home to the iconic Gaddafi Stadium, has been facing severe weather conditions with smog making ...

LAHORE - Smog thickened to a critical level over Punjab on Monday, disrupting road and air traffic across the province and creating health problems for the people. The Motorway and National Highways Authority reported the reduction of visibility on the roads from zero to 50 meters last night, ...

ISLAMABAD - The smog blanketing large parts of Punjab is not only affecting the air people breath but is also affecting power distribution. A statement released by the power division stated that the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) on Friday acted to save different cities of the ...