A smog-choked province in eastern Pakistan has issued a rare plea for cross-border collaboration with India, as major cities in both countries endure severe air pollution that risks the health of millions. Officials in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous ...

Lahore, Pakistan, experienced record-breaking air pollution on November 2, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 1,900, six times higher than the World Health Organization's limit. The Pakistani government attributed the surge to winds carrying pollution from India and seasonal crop residue burning.

Primary schools in Lahore will remain closed for a week because of the pollution, according to a government notification.

Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous.

ISLAMABAD/AMRITSAR: Lahore continued to choke with dangerous levels of pollution for the second consecutive day, with the Pakistani city emerging as the second most polluted city in the world at 8.30 pm IST on Monday per IQAir,

Air quality in the city of 14 million people has breached levels considered "dangerous," prompting the government to close schools and urge citizens to stay indoors.

Pakistan blames India for worsening smog in Lahore, urging serious action as air quality index hits record high.

Lahore in Pakistan continued to be the most polluted city in the world for the past few days, recording an air quality index of above 1,000 on November 2 morning, which later hit 1,900 level. According to Swiss air quality rating agency IQAir,