air pollution in pakistan

Faisal Saleem Khanewal: It is an established fact that conventionally operated kilns and burned crop residues emit black smoke and carbon, causing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in humans. Shams Bibi, a resident of Mushtaq Colony…

APP Lahore: Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, ranked as the fifth most polluted location worldwide on Sunday. Despite cold winds persisting in the early morning under bright sunlight, the city's air quality has once again…

News Desk Islamabad: Experts at X Space, previously Twitter, highlighted that hazardous emissions, including particulate matter, dioxins, and volatile organic compounds, contribute significantly to smog, leading to a host of respiratory…

AFP/APP New Delhi: Indian scientists are preparing cloud seeding technology to clean up poisonous smog in the capital with rain, but environmental critics fear it is an expensive distraction from tackling root causes. It is the latest…

APP Bahawalpur: Heavy smog continued gripping Bahawalpur, decreasing visibility by 50 percent on Tuesday. The running of tens of thousands of vehicles, including illegal vehicles, has pushed Bahawalpur into the grip of heavy smog…

News Desk Peshawar: Environmentalists have urged their countrymen to take collective action to reduce reliance on single-use plastic, support policies promoting sustainable practices, engage in community-driven initiatives, and advocate…

News Desk Lahore: Punjab province is blanketed in thick smog every winter, so the government has launched several initiatives, including the use of cutting-edge Zig-Zag technology in the brick kiln industry to reduce air pollution.…

Islamabad: Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution increases the likelihood of late-onset depression among the elderly, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. In another study published in JAMA Psychiatry,…