Pakistani authorities have declared a health emergency in the country's east due to smog. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, ...

From banning tuk-tuks and barbecues to demolishing old brick kilns, Pakistan's government is pushing a series of measures to ...

With cities in India and Pakistan ranking among the world's most polluted, new technologies must be adopted to tackle ...

Under GRAP, Delhi's adverse air quality is divided into four stages: Stage 1 ("poor"; AQI 201-300), Stage 2 ("very poor"; AQI 301-400), Stage 3 ("severe"; AQI 401-450) and Stage 4 ("severe plus"; ...

Pakistan introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with ...

The government in Lahore has closed schools and public spaces and shut down factories. Environmental lawyer Ahmad Rafay Alam ...

Toxic smog in India and Pakistan has caused air quality in the major metropolitans of Lahore, Multan, Delhi and Chandigarh to ...

New Delhi ranks as the world's second most polluted city, after Lahore in neighbouring Pakistan, which blames India for the ...

The air quality index exceeded 1,000 on Saturday, above the 300 considered 'dangerous', according to data from IQAir Pakistan ...

Pakistan's pollution levels continue to be alarming, with a PM2.5 concentration of 73.7 µg/m³. Lahore and Karachi, the country’s largest cities, experience hazardous air quality regularly.

Meteorology plays an important role in determining the level of air pollution in north Pakistan, just as it is a major factor in the neighbouring region of northwest India. After the rainy season ...

However, these festivities often contribute to a surge in air and noise pollution. According to doctors, firecrackers release particulate matter, chemicals, and gases that can significantly ...