Smog turns alarming, Pak province declares health emergency, shutdown
Pakistan’s most populated province of Punjab declared a health emergency on Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in major cities. The Punjab
Pakistan Cities Declare Health Emergency as Smog Blankets Region
One doctor compared breathing in Pakistan's toxic air to smoking "dozens of cigarettes a day" as Lahore is the world's most polluted city this week.
Pakistan Declares Health Emergency, Lockdown In Two Cities; Smog Causes Severe Respiratory Illnesses in Lahore
Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab have declared a health emergency in the country's east due to increasing smog as more than 2 million people complained of respiratory illnesses. All educational institutions have been shut,
Lockdown in Lahore and Multan as govt declares 'all-out war' against smog
Holidays of doctors and health officials have been cancelled to respond to emergency in hospitals. On Friday, senior provincial minister Marriyum Aurangzeb declared health emergency in Lahore and Multan to combat smog. The minister said lockdown could be imposed on next Friday, Saturday and Sunday in both the cities.
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities
Pakistani authorities have declared a health emergency in the country's east due to smog. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.
Pakistan shutters schools, enforces lockdowns due to smog crisis
Health emergencies sparked in Pakistan's Lahore and Multan due to hazardous smog. Preventive measures are taken,
Pakistan pollution: Lockdown in Lahore, Multan as smog leaves 2 mn gasping for breath; health emergency in Punjab
Punjab province in Pakistan has declared a health emergency and closed two cities due to severe smog affecting nearly 2 million people.
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.”
Pakistan province declares health emergency, announces lockdown
A Pakistani province has declared a health emergency due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly two million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.
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