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Delhi Minister Sirsa accuses AAP of stubble burning in Punjab, claims farm
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday escalated the political blame game over the capital's worsening air quality, accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of "forcing" farmers to burn crop residue despite central incentives, with a surge in inciden
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Lahore ranks second most polluted city globally with "very unhealthy" AQI
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Air Quality Index (AQI) measures the concentration of pollutants in the air, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), coarse particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3). Any IQAir AQI above 150 is considered "unhealthy", and above 200 is "very unhealthy," Dawn add
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Normalcy returns to Islamabad, Rawalpindi after TLP protest; Police confir
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Law enforcement cleared TLP protesters from Muridke after violent clashes that left several dead, including a police officer. Over 100 activists were arrested, roads reopened, and normalcy returned to Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The Punjab government called the unrest "treason and terrorism,"
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Political incompetence fuels Pakistan's looming food emergency
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Pakistan's wheat management system is once again caught in disarray, reflecting a troubling mix of policy paralysis and administrative failure. In an attempt to rein in surging flour prices, the Sindh cabinet recently approved the release of 1.265 million tonnes of wheat to flour mills at Rs
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ECP to hold Punjab local government elections in December 2025
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided to hold Punjab's long-delayed local government elections in the last week of December 2025. According to Dawn, the delimitation process will begin immediately and conclude within two months after the Punjab government failed to respond to ear
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Punjab govt bans Coldrif cough syrup after 14 deaths in MP
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Punjab's Food and Drugs Administration (Drugs Wing) issued an official order, declaring that the cough syrup is "not of standard quality" as declared by the Government Analyst, Drugs Testing Laboratory, Food & Drugs Administration, Madhya Pradesh.
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1100-feet-deep facility to ensure water supply for BSF personnel and their
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
A 1100-feet-deep tube well, constructed at a cost of Rs 36 lakh, was inaugurated on Friday at the Border Security Force (BSF) Campus in Lakhnour, promising a reliable supply of drinking water for BSF personnel and their families.
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Pakistan: Two years later, Jaranwala mob violence victims still await just
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Two years after the mob violence in Jaranwala, victims and rights activists say justice remains far from reality, with only one person convicted despite the scale of the tragedy. These concerns were highlighted at a conference on "Jaranwala tragedy of August 16, 202- Condition of minorities
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Punjab govt sets up control room for real-time monitoring of stubble burni
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Punjab Government held a special awareness and support camp to curb stubble burning, with a dedicated control room set up for real-time monitoring in Amritsar on Sunday.
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Punjab CM Mann shares health department figures
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Punjab government said on Sunday that it has established health camps in 1,072 villages to address various health issues.
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"Punjab floods were majorly man-made disaster": Congress' Partap Singh Baj
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab Leader of Opposition and Congress leader on Friday Partap Singh Bajwa called the floods in Punjab a man-made disaster.
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"Only an honest government can provide such facilities": Kejriwal hails Pu
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The reaction comes after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced the rollout of a state health insurance scheme under which every family in Punjab will be eligible for cashless treatment up to Rs 10 lakh.
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