Lahore, Pakistan

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.
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.
Why is Pakistan blaming India for rising air pollution in the country as Lahore's AQI hit 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 H
Pakistan Shuts Primary Schools In Lahore Over Record Pollution
Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous.
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.
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.
Pakistan blames 'winds from India' for record high air pollution in Lahore
Pakistan and neighbouring India have seen deteriorating air quality due to increasing pollution. Pakistan's second-largest city Lahore saw air pollution levels hit an unprecedented high, topping a real-time list of the world's most polluted cities on Sunday.
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. Other measures include bans on engine-powered rickshaws and vendors that barbecue without filters.
Lahore grapples with severe air pollution as smog reaches record levels
Air pollution levels in Lahore have soared to unprecedented heights, with the city air quality reaching 40 times the World Health Organisation (WHO) recomme
Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week
Classes will be suspended this week at primary schools across Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, after it reported record levels of pollution over the weekend. Education authorities in Punjab, the province that includes Lahore,
Pakistán cierra una semana las escuelas primarias en Lahore por la mala calidad del aire
La peligrosa mala calidad del aire obligó el lunes a las autoridades en Lahore, la capital cultural de Pakistán, a cerrar las escuelas primarias durante una semana, según las autoridades, después de q
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.
Lahore Grapples With Severe Air Pollution as AQI Spikes To 'Record' 1067
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This city is world's most polluted city, 6 times worse than Delhi: Its air quality stands at 1,900
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Air Quality Monitoring Issues Leave Lahore at The Mercy of Smog
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