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Islamabad’s admin launched a new programme to include private cars in its vehicle emission testing efforts, aiming to tackle air pollution.
Pakistan
  • Web Desk
  • Jul 19, 2025
Islamabad expands emission testing to private vehicles

The administration also plans to implement awareness initiatives to educate the public on the ‘significance’ of emission testing.

Pakistan smog
Pakistan
  • AFP
  • Mar 11, 2025
‘Really suffocating’: Pakistan emerges from record smog season

Due to smog, Pakistan regularly ranks among the world’s most polluted countries, with Lahore atop the list between November and February.

air pollution
World
  • Web Desk
  • Mar 05, 2025
Budget cuts at US State dept slash pollution monitoring data collection

The air pollution stats were tracked by the US embassies since 2008, and until Tuesday, it was a prominent and reliable source of data.

air pollution
Latest
  • AFP
  • Mar 01, 2025
No fuel for old cars, decides Delhi to tackle air pollution

New Delhi is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted cities in the world and is blanketed in acrid smog each year.

Punjab smog
Pakistan
  • Web Desk
  • Feb 16, 2025
‘Green wall’ against smog: Punjab to convert 978 acres of land into forests

Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the mission is to freshen up Lahore’s air, for which a target of planting 634,000 trees has been set. She said that this is Punjab government’s historic war against smog.

smog in Punjab
Business
  • Web Desk
  • Dec 17, 2024
France grants €1.2 million to help Punjab fight air pollution

The French government has renewed its support for Punjab’s fight against air pollution with a €1.2 million grant.

The just-ended COP29 in Baku, and the election of Donald Trump, have put the global response to climate change in the spotlight.
Life
  • Web Desk
  • Nov 29, 2024
“Put more solar panels on commercial rooftops”

The just-ended COP29 in Baku, and the election of Donald Trump, have put the global response to climate change in the spotlight.

A new Lancet study has linked heart and respiratory illnesses leading to deaths due to to air pollution from forest fires and other sources
Life
  • Web Desk
  • Nov 29, 2024
Air pollution linked to 1.5 million deaths per year — study

Air pollution in South Asia is blamed on a combination of seasonal crop burning, vehicle emissions and industrial activity.

air pollution
Pakistan
  • Web Desk
  • Nov 28, 2024
Lahore’s AQI takes a turn for the worse

In several areas of the city, the AQI was recorded over 600. In Johar Town, the recorded AQI was 844, while in Raiwand area it was 830.

Delhi's air pollution worsens
World
  • Reuters
  • Nov 17, 2024
Pollution spike: New Delhi enforces truck ban, remote work, school closures

New measures entail a ban on diesel trucks in Delhi, the closure of educational institutions and a shift to remote working

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Pakistan trade gap swells as imports outpace exports
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Pakistan trade gap swells as imports outpace exports
IHC declares CII opinion in Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza case ‘null and void’
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  • 54 Minutes ago
IHC declares CII opinion in Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza case ‘null and void’
Saudi Arabia backs Pakistan mediation in US-Iran tensions, urges de-escalation
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  • 1 Hour ago
Saudi Arabia backs Pakistan mediation in US-Iran tensions, urges de-escalation
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Iran speaker says ‘new equation’ emerging in Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions
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