KARACHI, Sept 22: The participants of a workshop on air quality control have called for the adoption of a comprehensive approach to control air pollution. The two-day national workshop on Urban Air Quality and Integrated Traffic Management held in Karachi came up with a range of short, medium and long term recommendations.

The workshop was jointly organised by the Pakistan Clean Air Network (PCAN), in collaboration with the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), city government, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia), Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank and IUCN Pakistan.

The event was part of the efforts to devise a pragmatic plan of action for Pakistan, especially Karachi, based on national and international experiences in Air Quality Management (AQM).

The workshop aimed to highlight air quality issues.—APP