Ahmad Rafay Alam, an environmental lawyer in Pakistan, is frustrated by the government's failure to address air pollution. He describes the current smog crisis in Lahore as "terrible.

Air pollution in Pakistan is having a devastating impact on people’s health. As global leaders meet at the United Nations Climate Conference, COP28, in Dubai, for the first time the formal ...

On November 7, as Pakistan was reeling from days of deadly air pollution, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz flew to Europe to get medical care for a severe throat infection. The chief minister is ...

In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hospitalizations and school closures, as cities remain shrouded in a thick, toxic smog.

LAHORE: Pakistan is racing to address an air pollution crisis that is triggering fears of a nationwide health emergency. In Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, more than 11 million ...

Toxic Air Pollution in India and Pakistan Is “a National Disaster” When the air quality index hits 300, it’s considered an emergency. Delhi’s reached 1,185 this past week.

LONDON -- In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hundreds of hospitalizations, school closures and stay-at-home orders, as cities and towns remain shrouded in ...

The Associated Press. Pakistan's air pollution crisis is bigger than COVID-19, medic warns as health emergency is issued. Posted: November 15, 2024 | Last updated: April 22, 2025 ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities are closing schools and markets and deploying artificial rain amid growing alarm over worsening levels of air pollution. Environmental activists say ...

Pakistan’s second-largest city shuts down schools with air pollution above dangerous levels. Lahore braces for worsening air quality while officials blame neighbouring India ...

However, while China has made some improvement in tackling air pollution, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh “have experienced the steepest increases in air pollution levels since 2010 and now ...

In both India and Pakistan, air pollution is evidence of poor governance -- the inability of lawmakers to keep up with what’s happening and to address the different types of pollution.