Pakistan, Punjab

Schools in Pak's Punjab to remain shut till Nov 24 due to....
The School Education Department of Punjab issued a notification on Friday, confirming the extended closure and a shift to online learning for all educational institutions, including both private and p
Pakistan's Punjab shuts construction and schools, and lockdown looms to fight smog
Pakistan's Punjab declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, with a three-day lockdown possible, the province's senior minister said on Friday.
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities
A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.
Pakistan Extends School Closures In Punjab's Smog-hit Cities
Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by a week, with thousands hospitalised as the country battles record air pollution.
Muslims in Pakistan's smog-shrouded Punjab province pray for rain
Pakistan's Punjab province declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, while hundreds of thousands of Muslims prayed for rain and forgiveness.
Pakistan's policies hazy as it fights smog
From banning tuk-tuks and barbecues to demolishing old brick kilns, Pakistan's government is pushing a series of measures to fight record-breaking smog.
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Punjab successfully tests artificial rain to combat smog
The Punjab government successfully tested a local technology for artificial rain on Friday, aiming to combat smog across the ...
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Punjab successfully conducts artificial rain with local technology
Pakistan has successfully tested indigenous artificial rain technology through cloud seeding in Jhelum and Gujar Khan. This ...
BSF seizes record 16 drones in a week on Punjab border
There has been a spurt in the number of drones intercepted by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border ...
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Smog mitigation scheme, 3 others approved in Punjab
LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Friday approved four development schemes, including Punjab Smog ...
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Punjab mulls privatising middle, high schools
The Punjab school education department has also finalised the process of selling 500 public middle and high schools by ...
After Gurpurb firecracker bursting and fresh farm fires, Punjab smog crisis worsens
The bursting of firecrackers on Gurpurb and more farm fires have further deteriorated the air quality in the region, with the ...
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Punjab Assembly passes Agriculture Income Tax Punjab Amendment Bill 2024
Punjab Assembly has passed Agriculture Income Tax Punjab Amendment Bill 2024, with majority of votes, during its session in ...
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Pak's Punjab govt uses artificial rain in cities to combat pollution
Pakistan's Punjab government on Friday declared smog a health crisis" and used artificial rain in several cities across the ...
Growing pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province has sickened 1.8M people in a month, officials say
Officials say worsening air pollution in the past month has sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in Pakistan’s eastern ...
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Punjab govt conducts successful trial of local technology for artificial rain
Punjab government has conducted a successful trial of local technology for artificial rain. According to details, "cloud ...
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Punjab and Haryana HC refuse relief to law student disqualified for two years after being caught cheating
The Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) has upheld Panjab University’s (PU) decision to disqualify a BA LLB student from ...