Lahore, Pakistan

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 reading of 1,900 near the Pakistan-India border. Now, Pakistan’s Punjab gov
Pakistan Shuts Primary Schools In Lahore Over Record Pollution
Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous.
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.
Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week
Classes will be suspended this week at primary schools across Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, after it reported record levels of pollution over the weekend. Education authorities in Punjab, the province that includes Lahore,
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
Pakistán cierra una semana las escuelas primarias en Lahore por la mala calidad del aire
La peligrosa mala calidad del aire obligó el lunes a las autoridades en Lahore, la capital cultural de Pakistán, a cerrar las escuelas primarias durante una semana, según las autoridades, después de q
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.
Pakistan shuts down schools as AQI becomes 3x worse than Delhi on Diwali
Pakistan's Lahore is facing an unprecedented air pollution crisis, with its AQI exceeding 1,000, prompting school closures and remote work recommendations.
Lahore chokes in pollution for 2nd consecutive day, Pakistan Punjab government blames it on winds from India
ISLAMABAD/AMRITSAR: Lahore continued to choke with dangerous levels of pollution for the second consecutive day, with the ...
Heavy Smog Will Close Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week
The city of Lahore reported hazardous levels of air pollution on Sunday. Pakistani officials have blamed India for some of it ...
Smog knows no borders, Pakistan minister says ‘Punjabs on both sides’ need joint plan
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NASA Satellite Detects Farm Fires In Punjab Region As AQI Soars; Worst Yet To Come, Say Experts
Like every year, NASA satellite images have detected increased fire activity and smoke plumes in the Indo-Gangetic Plain ...
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Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city
Lahore, home to more than 14 million people ... Local officials claim they have reduced the practice significantly in ...
Pakistan blames winds from Amritsar, Chandigarh for poor AQI in Lahore
A minister in Pakistan’s Punjab government, Marriyum Aurangzeb, attributes Lahore's worsening AQI to polluted winds ...
Pakistan blames India for worsening smog in Lahore as air quality index hits record high
Delhi's air quality index is around 393, while Lahore’s is close to 280," she said, adding that China has been battling ...
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Pakistan Blames Indian Winds for Lahore's Severe Smog Crisis, Urges Action
The easterly winds from Amritsar and Chandigarh are spiking the air quality index in Lahore to over 1,000 for the past two ...
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, ...