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News Desk  Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department  (PMD) predicted very hot weather for most upper districts of Sindh province over the next 24 hours. However, dust-raising winds or windstorms are expected in southern or…

APP Bahawalpur: Bahawalpur and adjoining areas received a dust storm here on Friday afternoon, which dropped temperatures.  Meanwhile, the local Met Office has forecast partly cloudy to partly cloudy weather for the city for the next…

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…

Ali Jabir Islamabad: Once enjoying a unique status for its serene evenings and amusing landscape, the capital is fast losing its beauty, tranquilly, biodiversity, and habitat due to rapid urbanisation in the suburbs of the main city.…

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,…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Yes, that’s the Blue Area, the heart of Islamabad where it ends; it is the Red Zone which is practically inaccessible to the commoner in Pakistan. This picture tells many things, such as how serious the…

News Desk Islamabad: The air quality in the federal capital is deemed hazardous on Friday due to the bad weather, putting vulnerable age groups including children, mothers, and the elderly at risk of developing respiratory illnesses.…

Islamabad: The burning of tyres during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers’ rallies is worsening the air quality in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, which is clogging up roads and interchanges throughout both cities. On November 4 (Friday),…

Islamabad: After the air quality of the federal capital deteriorated due to persistent dry weather that followed in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the rise in air pollution raised fears that the number of people suffering from…