Topic
air pollution
Every story Skardu Times has filed on air pollution, newest first.
Clean air conference adopts compact for federal, provincial action
Gilgit-Baltistan's environmental agency was among the bodies at the two-day Islamabad meeting, which set annual reviews but published no targets.
Lahore to suspend permits, licences of smoke-emitting vehicles
Chief Traffic Officer Syed Abdul Rahim Shirazi says 9,998 tickets have been issued to smoke-emitting vehicles and 233,476 for overloading in the current drive.
Lahore police arrest 65 in anti-smog operations, register 37 cases
UrduPoint reported the two totals but gave no locations, legal sections or details of the allegations, and no named police officer was quoted.
Air pollution cuts Pakistani life expectancy by 3.9 years, report finds
PAQI's national emissions inventory puts the annual economic cost at 6.5pc of GDP and warns Lahore residents could lose up to seven years.
Toxic smog returns to Lahore as air quality hits dangerous levels
Dunya News reports a high alert over pollution in the city while The Express Tribune says the smog has returned, with neither report carrying air quality figures.
Punjab demolishes 197 brick kilns in month-long smog crackdown
The provincial EPA says it sealed 163 units and registered 162 FIRs, using drone surveillance and night squads before the winter smog season.
Lahore second on global pollution index as Punjab smog builds
IQAir's live tracker put Lahore at AQI 199 on Monday, while Punjab EPA readings cited by the Express Tribune ranged from 35 in Nankana Sahib to 210 in Pakpattan.
Lahore traffic police seek public reports of smoke-emitting vehicles
Citizens can send videos of vehicles emitting excessive smoke via WhatsApp to 0322-5638888 for registration and action, the city traffic police said.
Lahore Ranks Third in Global Pollution Index at 210
UrduPoint reported the city's air quality index at 210 on September 24, placing it in the very unhealthy range.
Punjab ramps up measures to curb rice residue burning
Agriculture minister says 177 control rooms are monitoring smog and 10,000 super-seeders are being subsidised for farmers.
Six hotels sealed in Sialkot over smog control violations
The Environment Protection Department acted against the hotels for failing to install suction hoods under Punjab's smog-control rules.
