air quality

APP Islamabad: The air quality of Islamabad remained healthy for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the atmospheric pollutants remained below the threshold of the national environmental quality standards. The Pakistan Environmental…

AFP/APP Thailand: Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque northern city were left wheezing in the toxic air. The city topped air monitoring website…

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: 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 Sukkur: Health experts have attributed the current extremely cold weather as the primary factor behind the surge in viral infections, particularly chest infections and fever, affecting both rural and urban areas of northern Sindh. The…

Shazia Mehboob Peshawar: The increasing level of household pollution, both in the form of biomass and solid waste generation, is posing serious threats to public health and the environment in Peshawar. The air quality index (AQI) in…

Naveed ul Haq Malik Lahore: In the wake of uncontrolled expansion, poorly conceived development initiatives, and inadequate time management by city authorities, Lahore finds itself entrenched in yet another winter of dense smog,…

APP Lahore: Under the special instructions of Lahore Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa, the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) will hold a cycling event (rally) to create awareness about smog hazards on November 5. The event will be…

Dr Saeed Ahmad Ali Lahore: On November 2nd, the capital city of Punjab was shrouded in a thick blanket of smog, obscuring even its towering buildings and historic landmarks. The streets were crowded with motorbike riders determined to…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: Beijing authorities issued an orange alert for heavy air pollution which came into force on Monday at noon and is expected to end on November 3 (Friday) as per the weather forecast. A spate of emergency response…