Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures - NBC News
1 day ago · Pakistan’s second-largest city held the top spot on a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities after recording its highest-ever pollution reading of 1900.
Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week
1 day ago · The concentration of PM2.5, an especially harmful pollutant, reached nearly 30 times World Health Organization guidelines for safe air quality. Pollution levels in Lahore were so high that they ...
Schools to close as air pollution hits record high in Pakistan’s Lahore …
2 days ago · Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week after seeing “unprecedented” pollution levels, government authorities have said. For days, the city of 14 ...
Pakistan closes schools in Lahore due to dangerous air quality
1 day ago · Wedding halls must close at 10 p.m. and artificial rain is likely to be used to combat the pollution. The air-quality index in Lahore exceeded 1,000 over the weekend, a record high in Pakistan.
Schools close in Lahore as pollution hits record level - BBC
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 ...
Lahore shuts down schools with air pollution above dangerous …
1 day ago · An air pollution crisis has gripped Lahore, a city of 14 million people, due to a combination of low-grade diesel emissions, smoke from agricultural fires, and seasonal weather patterns that trap ...
Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures
2 days ago · KARACHI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing work-from ...
Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to …
1 day ago · The air-quality index in Lahore exceeded 1,000 over the weekend, a record high in Pakistan. Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people, mainly children and elderly people, since last month when the air quality started worsening in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province bordering India.
Lahore -- World's Most Polluted City -- Sets Emergency Shutdown …
2 days ago · An unprecedented level of air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city, has forced authorities to take emergency measures, including the closing of primary schools and the issuance of ...
Pakistan shuts primary schools in Lahore over record pollution
2 days ago · Pollution in excess of levels deemed safe by the WHO shortens the life expectancy of Lahore residents by an average of 7.5 years, according to the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute.