Pakistan pollution: residents demand action as toxic smog descends
Air quality in Pakistan's Lahore reached 'hazardous' levels Thursday:: It's prompted urgent calls for action to reduce pollution"The smog crisis is harming our health, causing respiratory issues and illnesses.
Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can be seen in striking satellite imagery.
As Pakistan chokes on smog, is the government doing enough?
Authorities in the worst-hit Punjab province launch mobile clinics and shut schools amid record pollution levels.
Pakistan’s toxic smog cover is now visible from space
Pakistan’s cities slip under toxic smog as live readings for Lahore show PM2.5 levels 100 times over what WHO prescribes
Winter smog adds to pollution woes in India and Pakistan
With cities in India and Pakistan ranking among the world's most polluted, new technologies must be adopted to tackle dangerous levels of winter smog, environmentalists urge.
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. Children are often hardest hit, with UNICEF noting that "prior to these record-breaking levels of air pollution,
Scientists say toxic smog choking Pakistan will get worse
With the arrival of cooler temperatures, perpetually poor air quality has reached hazardous levels causing disruptions in daily activities. As VOA Pakistan bureau chief Sarah Zaman reports, experts say the problem that keeps returning every winter will get worse over time.
Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog
Pakistan introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with ...
Pakistan battles worst air pollution crisis as Lahore hits record AQI of 1,600, becomes most polluted city
The crisis has prompted a flurry of responses from local authorities, as the country grapples with its most severe air ...
India, Pakistan blanketed in smog so thick, it's visible from space: See pictures
Toxic smog in India and Pakistan has caused air quality in the major metropolitans of Lahore, Multan, Delhi and Chandigarh to ...
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Pakistan's smog is visible from space. This activist is 'frustrated' but won't give up
The government in Lahore has closed schools and public spaces and shut down factories. Environmental lawyer Ahmad Rafay Alam ...
UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan’s Punjab province is endangering children
The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in ...
Hundreds Hospitalized, Schools Closed From Dangerous Smog in Pakistan
Authorities across a large area of eastern Pakistan shut down all parks and museums on Friday due to record-breaking smog ...