Air pollution
As climate change wreaked havoc and government action stalled, the people turned to the judiciary, seeking urgent intervention through landmark environmental cases.
Updated 19 Nov, 2024 11:29am
Schools closed for another 10 days across province; govt holds "successful" artificial rain trial in Jhelum, Gujar Khan.
Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:36am
PDWP approves development schemes including Rs5.38bn smog initiative; PHD names central committee room.
Updated 16 Nov, 2024 11:23am
Health dept data shows 1.93m reported cases of respiratory disease in 30 days; complaints of asthma, conjunctivitis, heart disease also surge.
Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:07am
With air quality hitting “hazardous” highs, Lahore is forced into survival mode — schools shut, hospitals overflow, and households resort to pricey air purifiers to keep the smog at bay.
Updated 14 Nov, 2024 11:50am
Acknowledges current govt performing better than predecessors, but more work still needed.
Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:15am
Group recommends shutting down brick kilns, non-compliant industrues and curtailing movement of heavy vehicles.
Published 11 Nov, 2024 11:02pm
Young children "most affected" by air pollution as they've smaller lungs and lack immunities, says Unicef official.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 04:34pm
WHO says air pollution can trigger strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. Some 900 people were admitted to hospitals in Lahore in a day last week.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 05:11pm
Despite having ample data and understanding of pollution patterns, Punjab has failed to take policy decisions to combat the year-round smog problem.
Published 10 Nov, 2024 07:08am
Lahore AQI shoots to 1,165; heavy traffic barred from city until Jan 2025; masks now mandatory; half of govt, private office staff to WFH.
Updated 07 Nov, 2024 08:02am
Lahore was once known for its gardens. Now, its claim to fame is topping the pollution charts.
Updated 04 Nov, 2024 10:41am
Bans burning various materials, and vehicles, industries working without proper protocols.
Published 31 Oct, 2024 01:10pm
Eleven areas identified as smog hotspots; restrictions imposed on barbecues, marriage halls, commercial generators.
Updated 31 Oct, 2024 08:26am
Expert says high-time air pollution treated as a crisis; calls for taking steps to curb rising levels of particulate.
Updated 26 Oct, 2024 11:27am
New Delhi is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted urban areas on the planet.
Published 24 Oct, 2024 09:16am
An average resident’s life expectancy is still reduced by 3.3 years due to air pollution in Pakistan, AQLI report says.
Updated 02 Sep, 2024 09:07am
AQLI report notes pollution in South Asia dropped by 18pc in 2022 due to above-normal rainfall.
Updated 28 Aug, 2024 08:24am
Particulate matter poses greatest environmental risks to human health, says expert.
Published 28 Jul, 2024 07:29am
Report released in partnership with Unicef says Pakistan had the highest average ozone exposure in 2020.
Published 01 Jul, 2024 06:58am
Air pollution has overtaken tobacco use and poor diet to become the second leading risk factor for early death, report says.
Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:02am
Highest number of deaths, attributable to PM 2.5 pollution, occurred in Asia from 1980 to 2020.
Published 11 Jun, 2024 09:09am
In the heart of Karachi's urban sprawl, where clean air is a luxury, one artist's upside-down gardens defy air pollution, offering a breath of hope.
Published 16 May, 2024 11:15am
AQI in different areas of the provincial capital ranges from 231 to 401.
Updated 15 Nov, 2023 08:32am
AQLI report classifies Bangladesh as top polluted country; New Delhi emerges as "most polluted megacity".
Updated 30 Aug, 2023 07:46am
Toxic air kills around 128,000 people a year in Pakistan, according to Fair Finance Asia-Pakistan.
Published 10 Mar, 2023 02:23pm
Experts call for periodic monitoring of factories, ban on burning waste
Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:33am
Report says regional cooperation could help implement cost-effective joint air pollution strategies.
Updated 16 Dec, 2022 01:08pm
NGO calls for promotion of environment-friendly policies.
Updated 07 Sep, 2022 10:14am
Study says the major sources of pollution are transport, industry, domestic solid fuel usage, municipal waste burning, and dust.
Updated 21 Apr, 2022 10:10am
