Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures - NBC News
Nov. 4, 2024, 10:34 AM UTC / Source: Reuters. By Reuters. KARACHI, Pakistan — Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan ’s second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take ...
Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to …
Nov 4, 2024 · Updated 10:33 PM PST, November 3, 2024. LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Dangerously poor air quality on Monday forced Pakistani authorities in the cultural capital of Lahore to close primary schools for a week, government officials said, after the air-quality index hit a record high over the weekend. The measures in Lahore were part of a larger ...
Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures
Nov 3, 2024 · Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures. By Ariba Shahid. November 3, 2024 11:20 AM UTC Updated ago ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the ...
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. ... I am full of anxiety," 42-year-old Lilly Mirza told AFP news agency ...
Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week
Nov 4, 2024 · Heavy Smog Will Close Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week. The city of Lahore reported hazardous levels of air pollution on Sunday. Pakistani officials have blamed India for some ...
Schools to close as air pollution hits record high in Pakistan’s Lahore …
Nov 3, 2024 · 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 ...
Lahore Air Pollution Hits Historic High, Forcing School Closures
Nov 3, 2024 · By Ariba Shahid. KARACHI (Reuters) - Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing ...
Lahore -- World's Most Polluted City -- Sets Emergency Shutdown …
Nov 3, 2024 · Pollution and related health risks have long been an issue for Lahore and other cities in the region. The latest numbers qualified Lahore to move to the top of the unenviable list of the world’s ...
Pakistan shuts schools in Lahore over record pollution
Nov 3, 2024 · Primary schools in Pakistan 's second-largest city Lahore will close for a week as a result of unprecedented air pollution levels, the provincial government announced Sunday. The metropolis of 14 ...
As Lahore’s air pollution hits record high, Pakistan blames ‘winds …
Nov 4, 2024 · The air quality index (AQI) in Lahore hit a record high over the weekend, touching 1900 near the Pakistan-India border on Saturday, based on data released by the provincial government and Swiss group IQAir. The concentration of PM 2.5, or tiny particulate matter, in the air approached 450, considered hazardous, the Punjab Environment Protection Department said.