Environmental pollution

Pakistan Environment Protection Agency in Punjab has announced a sweeping ban on all types of plastic bags

Mobile inspection stations are assessing vehicles for compliance

Plantation drive has been started on an emergency basis despite limited resources, says CDA official

Asks officers to take all possible measures to protect environment and deliver in true sense

Chief Justice expresses displeasure over cleaning work on drains

A four-member bench will take up the cases this Saturday at SC’s Karachi Registry

Urges regional arrangement to address smog issue, environmental pollution

SEPA, industrialists fight over construction responsibility; federal, Sindh govts shift the blame

Two-month deadline given for installation of emissions control equipment in factories

The new legislation will take effect from 2020

Incident highlights difficulties Indonesia faces tackling illegal burning of vegetation for palm oil causing pollution

Two people were also arrested

SEPA calls upon government to revisit policy to declare 32 main roads of city commercial

Traffic police, vendors at risk of respiratory, hearing problems

Chemical analysis of waste of each industry to precede action by environmental watchdog

Toll official says there is still so much confusion — no proper communication, no trained staff and no instructions

Equipment provided by Japan is not in use since 2010