Lahore, India and Pakistan

Why is Pakistan blaming India for rising air pollution in the country as Lahore's AQI hits 1900
Lahore, Pakistan, experienced record-breaking air pollution on November 2, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 1,900, six times higher than the World Health Organization's limit. The Pakistani government attributed the surge to winds carrying pollution from India and seasonal crop residue burning.
Lahore is the world's most polluted city. Here's why Pakistan is blaming India for it
Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, was ranked as the world’s most polluted city last week, with a record-high pollution reading of 1,900 near the Pakistan-India border. Now, Pakistan’s Punjab gov
Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures
The smog crisis in Lahore, similar to the situation in India's capital Delhi, tends to worsen during cooler months due to temperature inversion trapping pollution closer to the ground. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here.
Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 80 times above WHO limit
Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday more than 80 times over the level deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO), with an official calling it record high.
Schools close in Lahore as pollution hits record level
Unprecedented air pollution in the Pakistani city of Lahore has forced authorities to close all primary schools for a week. From Monday, 50% of office workers will also work from home, as part of a "green lockdown" plan.
Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality
Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week
Pakistan’s second-largest city shuts down schools with air pollution above dangerous levels
Lahore ordered all primary schools to close for a week in response to soaring pollution levels, as the toxic smog enveloping the Pakistani city continued to pose severe health risks. Lahore held the top spot on a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities on Sunday after recording its highest ever pollution reading of 1900 near the Pakistan - India border on Saturday.
World city Lahore on lockdown as toxic smog closes schools and halts all construction work
A toxic cloud of smog has swept over Pakistan and India, causing one of Pakistan's major cities to put schools on lockdown. On Sunday, the capital of the Punjab region of Pakistan, Lahore, held the real-time top spot as the world's most polluted city,
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Lahore once again tops global charts for highest air pollution level
Lahore's air quality index (AQI) surges past 1,000-mark once again on Wednesday with the city topping the global charts for ...
'Punjabs on both sides...': Pakistan minister hints at 'smog diplomacy' days after Lahore records AQI of 1900
Senior Minister in the Government of Punjab in Pakistan Marriyum Aurangzeb said that India and Pakistan, especially Punjabs ...
As Lahore’s air pollution hits record high, Pakistan blames ‘winds from India’, to take up issue with New Delhi
Primary schools in Lahore will remain closed for a week because of the pollution, according to a government notification.
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Lahore tops most polluted cities' list again with persistent thick smog
Lahore continued to grapple with hazardous air quality, as the city retains its status as the most polluted city in the world ...
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YMCA the Forgotten chapter of Lahore
The Lahore YMCA was founded in 1876 by Major Edward Newbury, a British Engineer, as result of evangelistic meeting conducted ...
Pak officials’ claims of air pollution in Lahore due to Punjab stubble fires false, says expert
The general flow of air at this time is from northwest to southeast, which means that air is coming into India from Pakistan, ...
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‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ Programme: Rs600m disbursed among over 850 beneficiaries
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s vision “Apna Chhat, Apna Ghar” programme is continuing successfully, as ...