As Pakistan chokes on smog, is the government doing enough?
8 hours ago · In order to combat such alarming levels of pollution, authorities in Punjab, Pakistan’s largest and most populous province, have launched nearly 200 mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals.
Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
3 days ago · Hospitals and clinics in Pakistan have become inundated with patients suffering from the effects of pollution, with Punjab health officials saying more than 30,000 people have been treated for ...
Pakistan's smog is visible from space. This activist is 'frustrated ...
1 day ago · Ahmad Rafay Alam, an environmental lawyer in Pakistan, is frustrated by the government's failure to address air pollution. He describes the current smog crisis in Lahore as "terrible.
Pakistan's smog is visible from space. This activist is 'frustrated ...
1 day ago · My city is unlivable and I’m still digesting that news. It’s painful. As an environmental lawyer, I’ve been looking at air pollution in Lahore and other Pakistani cities for close to 10 ...
Growing pollution in Pakistan's Punjab province has sickened …
2 days ago · LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Worsening air pollution sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province in the past month, health officials said Tuesday, as schools across the province were ordered to close for five days to protect children’s health.
Pakistan: Satellite images show smog over Punjab visible ... - Sky News
2 days ago · More than 40,000 people in Pakistan have already been treated for respiratory ailments due to air pollution. By Dylan Donnelly, news reporter Tuesday 12 November 2024 09:51, UK
Districts in Pakistan close parks and museums because of record ...
6 days ago · LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan closed all parks and museums Friday because of record-breaking smog that already has prompted the closure of schools and government offices and has sickened tens of thousands of people. The new restrictions went into effect for ten days in 18 districts of Punjab province ...
Lahore smog: Pollution hits record levels in Pakistan city - BBC
The worst pollution days are probably still ahead of us,” he warned. The smoke that has enveloped Lahore, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, can be seen from space - as can part of the cause.
Air Pollution in Pakistan’s Largest Province Leaves Hundreds ...
Nov. 7, 2024. Impounding polluting vehicles. Tearing down kilns. Banning rickshaws. Closing some barbecue restaurants. These are some of the measures officials in Pakistan’s largest province ...
UN warns 11 million children in Pakistan face toxic air dangers
3 days ago · Pedestrians walk along a road engulfed in thick smog in Lahore, Pakistan, Nov. 11, 2024. The United Nations has warned that highly polluted air in Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, is ...