Punjab, Pakistan

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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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 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.
Rice sent from Punjab to Arunachal, Nagaland ‘unfit for consumption’
The rice supplied to “Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam and Nagaland have been found to be unfit for human consumption”, a ...
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Punjab govt conducts successful trial of local technology for artificial rain
Punjab government has conducted a successful trial of local technology for artificial rain. According to details, "cloud ...
International delegates meet Punjab Agricultural University V-C, discuss collaboration
Ten international delegates participating in the International Conference on “Transforming Agrifood Systems in the Face of ...
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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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 ...
Ludhiana: Punjab and Haryana High Court leaves decision on Buddha Nullah pollution to NGT
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has left it to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to decide the issue pertaining to the ...
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Breathless Punjab
In Pakistan, the Punjab information minister says that while 70pc of Lahore’s smog is generated locally, around 30pc wafts in from India. This makes bilateral cooperation essential. In addition, the ...
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Punjab Governor attends inaugural ceremony of Pakistan Learning Festival
The Pakistan Learning Festival was inaugurated at the Islamabad College for Boys G-6/3 in the Federal Capital. Governor of ...
Growing pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province has sickened 1.8M people in a month, officials say
Officials say worsening air pollution in the past month has sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in Pakistan’s eastern ...
Guest column: Don’t stigmatise Punjab, join hands to resolve its issues
Agriculture, the core of Punjab’s economy, is now stagnant. Input efficiency is low, or in some cases, has plateaued, and ...