Punjab, Pakistan

Schools in Pak's Punjab to remain shut till Nov 24 due to....
The School Education Department of Punjab issued a notification on Friday, confirming the extended closure and a shift to online learning for all educational institutions, including both private and p
Schools in Pakistan's Punjab to remain closed till Nov 24 amid heavy smog and high AQI
The Punjab government is extending school closures for another week due to hazardous smog levels, according to Ary News. Public and private schools, as well as tuition centers, will now remain closed until November 24.
Smog chokes Pakistan's Punjab province as AQI soars to 1,900 in Lahore and 2,000 in Multan
With smog intensity escalating in Lahore at the end of October, affecting its 13 million residents, the Punjab government imposed a “green lockdown” and set up a “smog war room.”
Punjab extends closure of schools by week
LAHORE: Country’s most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities
Muslims in Pakistan's smog-shrouded Punjab province pray for rain
Pakistan's Punjab province declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, while hundreds of thousands of Muslims prayed for rain and forgiveness.
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities
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.
Pakistan Extends School Closures In Punjab's Smog-hit Cities
Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by a week, with thousands hospitalised as the country battles record air pollution.
Pakistan's Punjab shuts construction and schools, and lockdown looms to fight smog
Pakistan's Punjab declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, with a three-day lockdown possible, the province's senior minister said on Friday.
Pakistan's policies hazy as it fights smog
From banning tuk-tuks and barbecues to demolishing old brick kilns, Pakistan's government is pushing a series of measures to fight record-breaking smog.
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities - Multan and Lahore
A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities.
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Lahore’s dangerous smog: where disease and death stalk
With air quality hitting “hazardous” highs, Lahore is forced into survival mode — schools shut, hospitals overflow, and ...
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Punjab announces three-day weekly lockdown in Lahore, Multan to combat smog issue
Punjab government has announced a complete three-day weekly lockdown in Lahore and Multan to combat worsening smog conditions ...
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Punjab mulls privatising middle, high schools
The Punjab school education department has also finalised the process of selling 500 public middle and high schools by November end after the privatisation of 4,500 primary schools, irking the ...
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Punjab imposes health emergency as Multan, Lahore choke on smog
The Punjab government has declared a health emergency in the capital city Lahore and Multan as the relentless smog crisis ...
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Pak's Punjab govt uses artificial rain in cities to combat pollution
Pakistan's Punjab government on Friday declared smog a health crisis" and used artificial rain in several cities across the ...
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Smog disturbs flight, train operations in Punjab
The Doha-bound flight PK-279 was delayed for seven hours, Kuwiat-bound flight PK-239 for 6 hours, Dubai-bound flight EK-623 for 10 hours, Riyadh-bound flight XY-318 for 7 hours and Jeddah-bound flight ...