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Smog threat looms over Lahore

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Smog Lahore

Smog has alerted the residents of Lahore of its entry anytime soon. The clouds of pollution have already started hovering over Lahore, making the city rank at 174 on the Air Quality Index (AQI). While Kuwait tops the list with 180 points on AQI. The third position on the list of the most populated cities … Read more

Punjab Govt directs DCs to launch crackdown against polluters

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  • The instructions issued by CS Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman.
  • Chief Secretary ordered stern action against stubble burning.
  • Special check-posts to be established for smoke-emitting vehicles.

LAHORE: The caretaker Punjab government has issued instructions to all the deputy commissioners(DCs) to start a crackdown on polluters for controlling smog.

The instructions were issued by Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman while presiding over a meeting held at the Civil Secretariat. The Senior Member Board of Revenue and secretaries of departments concerned attended the meeting while all divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners participated through video link.

The Chief Secretary ordered that stern action should be taken against stubble burning, the industries and vehicles causing air pollution and special anti-smog squads be formed in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, and Sialkot. He said that preventive measures are indispensable to overcome the smog, adding that the responsibilities would be reassigned to the departments.

The Chief Secretary mentioned that all the departments should make collective efforts to control smog. The task of controlling environmental pollution is a service to humanity, he added. The Chief Secretary also asked the deputy commissioners to ensure construction of new washrooms for passengers at petrol pumps situated at highways.

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LHC directs to take action against eateries without parking facilities

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LHC directs

The LHC bench issued orders while hearing a petition. LHC showed reservations about the start of development projects. Punjab badly struck with such weather conditions in recent years. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the authorities concerned to take action against restaurants without parking facilities. The LHC bench issued orders while hearing a petition … Read more

Lahore ranks 4th most polluted city of the world

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  • Smog has continued to affect the air of Lahore and other cities.
  • The highest air quality index rate was recorded on Ferozepur Road.
  • Smog has very dangerous effects on human health.

LAHORE: Smog has continued to affect the air of Lahore and other parts of Punjab as  city once again ranked fourth among the most polluted cities in the world while Karachi stands sixth.

According to the details, smog has once again set up camp in Lahore. The highest air quality index rate was recorded on Ferozepur Road.

According to the report of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the average air quality index of the city has been recorded as 204.

The air quality index rate of 330 has been recorded in the FC College area of ​​Lahore, but currently, the highest air quality index rate is 446 in the vicinity of Ferozepur Road. The pollution rate in the defence area is 246 and 394 in the Shimla hills.

According to the classification, pollution from 151 to 200 levels is harmful to health, while pollution from 201 to 300 levels is counted as extremely harmful to health.

Keep in mind that levels above 301 indicate hazardous pollution and health experts have advised respiratory and asthma patients to be cautious.

Smog is an air pollution that is formed by the emission of harmful gases in the air and the combination of dust particles in the air.

It is a type of air pollution also known as photochemical smog and is produced when other toxic particles such as nitrogen oxides react with sunlight.

Smog has very dangerous effects on human health, with symptoms such as cold, cough, sore throat, breathing problems, and eye irritation, affecting people of all ages.

 

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Fog-hit Lahore: Flight operations disrupted, intl. flights shifted to Islamabad

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Lahore flight operations

Fogs in Lahore disrupt flight operations International flights have been shifted to Islamabad The operations to resume after condition gets better LAHORE: Intensified foggy conditions in Lahore have disrupted flight operations at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore. Several flights were delayed due to poor visibility in the city. The details have surfaced that four international … Read more

Smog: LHC directs to extend holidays for educational institutes

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LHC ordered extension of holidays in schools Smog condition in Punjab has been intensifying Notification was also issued regarding closure of markets LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has extended the holidays in schools and colleges of the province for another week owing to the soaring smog situation. The court has ordered the submission of … Read more

Smog, cold exacerbating health issues 

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LAHORE: The smog and biting cold have alarmingly increased the rate of weather-related diseases, especially among the elderly and children. Bacterial and viral infections are on the rise in the plains including Lahore due to the accumulation of hazardous pollutants and dust particles in the atmosphere. Medical experts have advised precautionary measures especially for those … Read more

Private schools’ body rejects winter vacations schedule

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LAHORE: All Pakistan Private Schools Federation (APPSF) has categorically rejected the proposal of winter vacations in schools. APPSF President Kashif Mirza chaired a meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) to review the current situation. The federation said in a press release that the students have already suffered irreparable educational loss owing to poor governance … Read more

Lahore’s killer air

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LAHORE: Clean air is considered to be a basic requirement for human health. However, air pollution continues to pose a serious threat to the health and environment globally. Air pollution is a major public health concern across Pakistan, where an estimated 128,000 people die annually from air pollution-related illnesses, according to the Global Alliance on … Read more

LHC bars Punjab govt from transferring Lahore commissioner

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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), while hearing a petition against authorities’ failure to control smog, on Thursday restrained the Punjab government from transferring Lahore Commissioner Captain (retd) Usman Younis for at least two months. Justice Shahid Karim commended the performance of the commissioner on smog awareness measures and suggested that the help of experts … Read more

LHC satisfied with reduction in Lahore’s air pollution

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Lahore smog

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the reduction in air pollution in Lahore and directed the National Highway Authority (NHA) to ensure that vehicles’ without the m-tag do not ply on the Lahore-Islamabad motorway. As the hearing commenced, the court was informed that Air Quality Index (AQI) had gone down … Read more

Authorities asked to bar entry of vehicles without M-tag on M2 motorway to curb pollution

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Lahore pollution

LAHORE: To control air pollution in the city, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed authorities to ban the entry of vehicles without the M-tag on the M2 motorway (Lahore-Islamabad) after a week. LHC’s Justice Shahid Karim issued the order after the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) told the court that the Air Quality Index … Read more

LHC advises Punjab govt to impose lockdown in Lahore to control smog

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LAHORE: Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Shahid Karim on Wednesday advised the Punjab government to impose a complete lockdown in the provincial capital for a week to control smog. Justice Karim observed that the air quality index had gone up to dangerous levels which made Lahore the most polluted city in the world. The court … Read more

PM Imran calls for immediate action to curb pollution

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Countries’ poverty not due to lack of resources but leaders’ corruption: PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday directed devising a comprehensive strategy within the shortest possible time, to protect major cities from pollution. “A sustainable environment protection plan is need of the hour to fight pollution, especially in major cities,” Imran Khan said while chairing a meeting to counter pollution and its impact on health and … Read more

Punjab govt declares smog calamity

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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar on Sunday said that smog has been declared a natural calamity for the protection of human lives in Punjab. Usman Bazdar in his statement said that necessary powers had been given to the deputy commissioners to monitor the measures being taken to control smog. He said that strict … Read more

‘We thought he had Covid but it was smog’: Life in polluted Pakistan

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Lahore smog

LAHORE: Red-eyed residents cough, everything smells of smoke, and cars shine their headlights in the middle of the day. Smog has again blanketed Lahore, and its citizens are becoming desperate. The megacity of nearly 11 million people near the border with India was once the ancient capital of the Mughal Empire and remains Pakistan’s cultural … Read more

Delhi wakes to post-Diwali smog

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NEW DELHI: New Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of toxic smog on Friday after an overnight barrage of firecrackers for the Hindu festival of Diwali in the Indian megacity, despite a ban on selling them. At various hotspots, levels of harmful PM 2.5 particles topped 400 on average on the air quality index. The figure … Read more

EDP holds meeting for implementations of anti smog measures

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Provincial minister Environment Protection Department (EDP) M.Rizwan chaired high level meeting of cabinet sub-committee on Smog for implementations of anti smog measures at committee room of civil secretariat on Thursday. The secretary EPD Saima Saeed present agenda of the 2nd meeting and briefed to the minister about follow up of actions taken on the decisions … Read more

The purpose of the walk to keep the environment neat and clean

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A special walk was organized by the Peace for Life Welfare Foundation to raise awareness and prevention of smog in Lahore, in which representatives from the Department of Environment, Waste Management, Social Welfare and Civil Society participated in large numbers. Participants carried different play cards, which contained instructions on the growing diseases and precautions due … Read more

Government is investing on Punjab Green Development Programme

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Provincial Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht

A summary is being forwarded to the federal government for removal of duty and other taxes on import of air cleaners, face masks used for safety from the smog. This was stated by Provincial Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht while presiding over a review meeting of disbursement-linked indicators of Punjab Green Development Programme funds here … Read more

Schools closed in smog-hit Punjab

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Schools SMOG- Punjab

Schools to remain closed in different cities of Punjab as a thick blanket of smog continues to engulf the province. Air Quality Index crossed the hazardous level yesterday, the Punjab Education Department decided to keep all public and private schools in Lahore, Gujranwala, and Faisalabad to be closed on Friday. The purpose of an AQI … Read more

School closed in Punjab

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Due to the smog, the education department has formally announced to close the school in various cities of Punjab province on Friday, November 22, 2019. According to the details, due to the smog throughout the province Punjab, educational activities will be suspended on Friday in different areas, education department has issued the notification. Punjab Education … Read more

Smog grips Lahore, forced rerouting of three flights to Islamabad

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Smog grips Lahore

Air pollution in the shape of smog engulfed Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport results in diversion of three flights to Islamabad here on Thursday. According to sources, flight number QR 628 from Doha to Lahore was diverted to Islamabad airport due to poor visibility caused by intense smog. The flights from Damam and Urumqi were … Read more

Breathe in clean air for 300 Rupees

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Oxy Pure oxygen bar

Air pollution in Indian capital has reached alarming levels, an oxygen bar in Delhi is offering customers a burst of fragrant, purified oxygen, for a price of 300 INR. According to foreign media, New Delhi is the most polluted city in the world; smog has made breathing difficult; in view of smog, New Delhi is … Read more

Dense smog chokes Pakistan’s Punjab province

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Dense smog chokes Pakistan’s Punjab province

Punjab Schools Management has announced the closure of all schools for two days in three districts of Punjab as due to dense smog which turns air ‘very unhealthy’. The schools will remain closed on November 15 and November 16, according to a notification issued by the school education department. Lahore is choking once again as … Read more

Weather across the country likely to remain dry, cold

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Weather to remain dry and cold across Pakistan

The weather is likely to remain dry and cold in most parts of the country during the next 24 hours. The weather to remain dry in most parts of the country on Sunday while a mild cold weather will hit Quetta, Qalat, Ziarat and the northern areas. According to the details, the northern parts of … Read more

Smog chokes Lahore, schools to remain closed

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Severe smog in Lahore

The Punjab government has on Thursday announced the closure of schools as smog has once again severely hit the provincial capital, Lahore, with Air Quality Index reaching 455. According to the details, severe fog is prevailing in various areas of Lahore, Johar Town, Faisal Town and Wapda Town. Whereas in Gulberg, Green Town, Mall Road, … Read more

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