Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and …
18 hours ago · LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities.. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.. A senior provincial minister, Marriyum Aurangzeb, declared the health emergency at a press conference and announced measures to ...
Pakistan Cities Declare Health Emergency as Smog Blankets Region
11 hours ago · Women walk along a street engulfed in smog in Lahore on Nov, 14, 2024. Air quality index (AQI) readings in Lahore have exceeded 600, significantly surpassing the hazardous threshold of 300.
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and ... - ABC News
17 hours ago · A fruit seller arranges his stall in early morning as smog envelopes the area of Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. ... ABC News Live. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events.
World’s Worst Air Pollution in Lahore Reaches New Record
1 day ago · Pakistan’s smog situation has gone from bad to worse as air pollution rose to a record in Lahore.. Sensors tracked by the Swiss monitor IQAir recorded an air quality index of 1,300 in the ...
Lahore smog: Pollution hits record levels in Pakistan city - BBC News
Nov 9, 2024 · The smog covering Pakistan's second largest city has been captured in satellite images. ... around 30% of Lahore’s smog comes from across the border in India. ... Trump picks Elon Musk and Fox ...
Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural …
Nov 6, 2024 · LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to close additional schools and keep government employees at home Wednesday, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking treatment for smog-related ailments.. Marriyum Aurangzeb, a senior minister in the Punjab province, urged residents to voluntarily wear face masks and avoid ...
Lahore smog: Pollution hits record levels in Pakistan city - BBC
The smog covering Pakistan's second largest city has been captured in satellite images. ... News. US Election. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture. ... around 30% of Lahore’s smog comes from ...
Thick smog shuts down Pakistan’s Lahore, sickens tens of thousands
9 Nov 2023. A wave of thick, toxic fog has enveloped Pakistan’s Lahore city, causing tens of thousands of people to fall ill in one of the world’s most polluted countries. The noxious fog in ...
Toxic smog chokes Pakistan and shuts cities - BBC News
Nov 10, 2023 · Toxic smog in eastern Pakistan has made thousands of people sick, forcing authorities to shut some cities for the rest of the week. Smog in the country's second-largest city Lahore has risen to ...
Pakistan's smog is visible from space. This activist is ... - NPR
2 days ago · A thick, toxic smog has shut down life in Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore, home to more than 14 million residents. Schools, offices and public spaces are closed.. That came after a senior ...
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