#environmentalhazards

APP Islamabad: Dense fog and smog blanketed several cities in Punjab on Saturday, severely disrupting traffic and causing motorway closures across the province. A Motorways police spokesperson stated that the closures were essential…

AFP/APP Baku: The COP29 climate talks opened Monday in Azerbaijan, amid concerns over the re-election of Donald Trump, who has pledged to reverse the United States' carbon-cutting commitments. Countries have gathered in Baku for the…

APP Lahore: A thick blanket of fog enveloped Lahore and surrounding areas today, severely reducing visibility and causing significant disruptions to traffic. As a safety measure, the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M-2) and Lahore-Sialkot…

APP Lahore: Air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city, has reached alarming levels, with officials reporting an unprecedented spike in the air quality index (AQI) on November 2. The city, home to approximately 14 million…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued its inaugural biodiversity and nature-themed bond to finance various environmental projects across Asia and the Pacific. This 10-year bond, valued at A$150 million…

AFP/APP Paris: Global warming, disappearing plant and animal species, fertile land turning to desert, and plastic in the oceans, on land, and in the air we breathe—these urgent environmental challenges will be in the spotlight over the…

APP Khanewal: Climate change is increasingly affecting not just the environment but also the clothing markets in South Punjab, where erratic weather patterns are confusing customers about their clothing purchases. Retailers and…

Atif Ismail Multan: The widespread use of harmful face creams by beauty parlors and barbers across South Punjab is causing irreversible skin damage to men and women alike. In a troubling trend, many of these establishments are using…

 News Desk Islamabad: Police have installed 10 air quality index measurement meters on the main avenues of the city with an aim to reduce air pollution by ensuring strict action against smoke-emitting vehicles, a police public relations…