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Pakistan: Lahore ranked second most polluted city in world
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Poor air quality has made Lahore being ranked the second most polluted city in the world with an AQI reading of 396 on Saturday, ARY News reported.
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Lahore tops world's most polluted cities' list
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In Lahore, pollution levels varied across different areas, with Allama Iqbal Town recording an alarming AQI of 459, followed by Gulberg at 396, Shadman at 384, Model Town at 362, and Lahore Airport at 398.
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Pakistan: Severe smog blankets Karachi as cold wave intensifies
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The financial hub of Karachi, experiencing temperatures as low as 9.5°C, is facing a drop in mercury and dealing with poor air quality. The city's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 199, deemed "unhealthy" by the Swiss air quality monitor IQAir.
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Pakistan: Smog engulfs Karachi as air quality reaches "very unhealthy" lev
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
On Saturday morning, the port city's air quality index (AQI) surged to 212, making it the most polluted major city globally, according to the Swiss group IQAir's rankings.
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Pakistan: Toxic Smog forces over 75,000 people to seek medical help
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Over 75,000 people in Pakistan's Punjab province, sought medical assistance on Saturday due to respiratory issues caused by toxic smog and air pollution, according to sources from healthcare monitoring authorities, as reported by the Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: Smog disrupts flight operations in Punjab
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Flight operations in Punjab were severely affected by dense smog and fog on Friday, leading to widespread delays and cancellations, as reported by ARY News.
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Pakistan's smog crisis worsens, experts urge Shehbaz Sharif to intervene
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Air quality experts in Pakistan have written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging immediate action to combat hazardous smog in Punjab. PAQx has outlined a comprehensive plan, including shutting down brick kilns and non-compliant industries, restricting heavy transport, and transitioning
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Pakistan: Smog tightens its grip in Punjab creating lockdown situation
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
As Lahore remained the world's most polluted city, the dense haze showed no sign of easing, grounding train schedules, closing motorways, and forcing authorities to impose lockdown-like measures.
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Pakistan Punjab government imposes 'Green Lockdown' in smog hotspots acros
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Pakistan Punjab government government imposed a "green lockdown" in designated smog hotspots across Lahore on Wednesday.
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Lahore High Court directs markets and restaurants for early closure amid s
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered officials on Tuesday to shut down all businesses by 10 p.m. every day in an attempt to combat the city's rising pollution levels, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Lahore tops global pollution ranking with 470 AQI
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's Lahore on Thursday topped the global pollution ranking with an unhealthy air quality level during the whole day, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Punjab health dept orders closure of schools, offices in smog-hi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of Pakistan has ordered the closure of all public and private schools and offices in Lahore division and Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Narowal districts from November 9-12 due to smog, Dawn reported.
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