Air pollution

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan has emerged as the world’s most polluted country in 2025, highlighting a worsening environmental and public health crisis driven by dangerously high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). According…

News Desk/APP Islamabad:  Nearly four out of every 10 cancer cases worldwide could be prevented by avoiding known risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, air pollution and certain infections, the World Health Organisation…

News Desk  Peshawar: Once celebrated as the City of Flowers, Peshawar was known for the fragrance of Gul-e-Dawoodi, Mughal-era gardens and shaded parks where families gathered and children played amid greenery and laughter. Today,…

News Desk Islamabad: The Punjab government has initiated an ambitious reforestation campaign, aiming to establish a natural forest on 978 acres along the banks of the Ravi River. The project is designed to act as a natural air filter…

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…

News Desk Islamabad: A fresh bout of rain hit low-lying areas, while upper regions of Hazara division experienced snowfall starting on Sunday, leading to a drop in temperature. The high-altitude areas like Kaghan, Siren, and Konsh…

News Desk Islamabad: Residents of Islamabad reported moderate air quality on Tuesday, a welcome change attributed to decreased atmospheric contaminants following months of high air pollution. This improvement came after much-needed…

APP Islamabad: The Environmental Monitoring Team of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) and the Islamabad Traffic Police conducted a week-long Vehicular Emission Control and Monitoring Campaign from January 9 to 17…

APP Peshawar: President Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Fuad Ishaq has expressed grave concern over increasing environmental pollution in the wake of people using alternative sources of fuel owing to the low gas pressure…

APP Faisalabad: The Environment Protection Department has imposed a fine of Rs 400,000 on two factories on charges of polluting the environment. Deputy Director Environment Johar Abbas said here on Saturday that the environment teams…