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  • Urbanization: A blessing in disguise for Pakistan

    Urbanization: A blessing in disguise for Pakistan

    This opinion is written by Shanawar Aziz.  Pakistan has become the fifth most populist nation in the world. Around 64% of its population is under the age of 30. Over the last three decades, the demographic outlook of the country has transformed from being dominantly rural to becoming majorly urban. Currently, 38% of the population…

  • Warning Alert: Toxic Fog Entering from India

    Warning Alert: Toxic Fog Entering from India

    New Delhi, 12th November: An alert has been issued after India’s toxic fog has turned towards Pakistan.  Baaghi TV: According to reports, the increasing toxic fog in the northern part of India has now turned to Pakistan. Indian media quoted the Central Indian Air Quality Monitoring Agency (SAFAR) as saying that the air quality index…

  • Bangladesh to shut brick kilns as air quality soars to world’s worst

    Dhaka, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): Bangladesh said Tuesday it will shut hundreds of soot-belching brick kilns around its capital Dhaka as part of measures to reduce thick smog enveloping the city and pushing air quality levels to among the world’s worst. Residents in several other cities in South Asia, including India’s capital New Delhi and Lahore…

  • Smog control in Punjab demands control in indigenous pollution

    ISLAMABAD, Nov 17 (APP): The sixth season of Smog in Punjab had once again gripped the most polluted city of the country and number second in the world Lahore with 186 US Air Quality Index (AQI). An Environmental Protection Department of Punjab official told APP that other than the transboundary pollution from India there were…

  • Smog soars to alarming level in Lahore

    ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (APP): Smog has soared to alarming level in Lahore today (Thursday) posing threat to public health thus forcing authorities to close the schools.   Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, late on Wednesday night, announced the closure of all public and private schools in provincial capital on (Thursday) after the Air Quality Index soared to…

  • Smog Engulfed Lahore Highlights Dangers of Climate Change

    The smog has started setting in. The coming months are likely to be difficult. Especially for people suffering from asthma and other lung related deseases. It is therefore imperative to give precedence to lung health. Some of the best foods advised therefore, are apples, nuts, coffee, and garlic. The coffee which is also known as…