smog

Last year, a UN report found 14 of the world's 15 most polluted cities were in India

It is causing respiratory and eye problems to masses, particularly children

Pledges one billion euros to help Indian cities switch to green transport

The smog problem can only be effectively tackled through joint efforts of all countries in the region

Much of the province faces threat of deteriorating air quality

Threshold for ‘hazardous’ level of Air Quality Index is 300 - on Wednesday Lahore crossed 484

Buzdar reviews measures to control smog in winter

Heart and breathing patients should take extra measures

Notices have been issued to 200 factories and Section 144 imposed

LHC takes steps to avert smog in the upcoming winter season

CEO directed to run the campaign in order to sensitise the public regarding smog

Fears that a combination of hot weather and pollution could cause health and breathing problems

Climate change is not imagined, it is not a western creation

The world's most polluted major city

Lahore has become gas chamber toxic enough to wipe off the population

The federal government urges people with respiratory and cardiac problems to avoid polluted areas

Smog situation leads residents of the capital into hospitals

There is an urgent need to control vehicle and factory emission and ensure the quality of fuel

Owner says new technology has reduced coal consumption by 40%

Parts of Pindi suffer power and gas supply breakdowns, flights and anti-polio drive affected

Smog hindered the four-day polio drive that was underway in the district

Senators want environmental reforms in automobile, industrial sectors

Delhi, the world's most polluted major city has been covered in a toxic grey haze since the onset of winter last month

Delhi doctors have reported an increase in patients with respiratory problems

Smog is blamed for the deaths of more than one million Indians every year

Health experts say smog may aggravate conditions of asthma patients

Our situation is not hopeless, however

Smog engulfed Bahawalpur and its surrounding areas on Thursday

Many animals have been suffering eye and throat ailments

New Delhi's air quality has been hovering between poor and very poor categories

Met department officials stated that the weather conditions for next week will remain favourable

Cleanliness is vital to fighting off infections and illnesses, experts say

Official says to deal with issue brick-kilns have been shut down for 70 days

An influx of patients with chest and eye infections has been reported at hospitals across Lahore

Measure produces outcry both from kiln owners and workers

Traditional brick kilns will be closed for 70 days to promote newer, environmentally friendly kilns

Smog can affect visibility, human health and crops

Smog season is fast approaching in October

CS says crackdown will be launched against those causing pollution

Lahore Division Commissioner Dr Mujtaba Piracha has said it is high time to adopt measures to fight smog

Judicial commission on smog submits report in SC

Governor Wu Zhenglong promises 'stricter strategies with higher standards' to control emissions

It has become a regular occurrence in the last five years

Motorway police urges citizens to avoid unnecessary traveling or use alternate routes

Motorway police have appealed the drivers to use precautionary measures while driving

Greenpeace says solution to pollution lies in controlling it at the source rather than spraying water on it

The government has proposed composting leaves as the most eco-friendly alternative to burning them

Authorities also ordered mines and cement factories province to close and reinforced regular traffic restrictions

Nearly 22% annual deaths in Pakistan are caused by air pollution

Vehicle emissions account for 30 per cent of Delhi's pollutants