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COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?
BAKU : This year's UN climate summit – COP29 – is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at curbing climate change.
The last global scientific consensus on…
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Smog denies ‘breathing space’ to people in Lahore, Multan
LAHORE : There is no let-up in smog as Lahore – once known as the city of fresh air and conviviality - remained one of the worst polluted cities on Wednesday.
As the air quality amid grey pal of smog fluctuates, Lahore had an AQI of 499…
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SDPI, Danish Embassy reveal second phase of knowledge partnership on Carbon Markets
Islamabad: The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and the Embassy of Denmark in Pakistan, together launched the second phase of the knowledge partnership initiative titled “Unlocking the Potential of Carbon Markets in…
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Pakistan’s record smog triggers anguish and anxiety
LAHORE :On the streets of Pakistan's second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows.
Lahore -- a city…
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Over 11 million children under 5 in peril as they breathe toxic air in Pakistan’s Punjab, UNICEF…
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned that highly polluted air in Pakistan’s Punjab province is posing severe risks to people, including more than 11 million children under the age of five.
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Smog blankets Punjab and KP; Lahore remains most polluted city of world
LAHORE:Smog situation worsened in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as poisonous smoke made it difficult to breathe with Lahore holding the top position on the most polluted cities of the world on Tuesday.
Early morning, the air quality…
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Govt bans outdoor activities till Nov 17 as smog takes heavy toll on people’s health
LAHORE : All major cities of Punjab including Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi remained in the grip of toxic smog on Monday, prompting the Punjab government to order complete shut down of markets and ourdoor activities at 8pm, effective from…
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PMD predicts mainly dry weather in most parts of country
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast mainly dry weather for most parts of the country, while cold in hilly areas during the next 24 hours, Dunya News reported.
However, cloudy weather with…
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Multan becomes most polluted city as smog, fog force closure of motorway
LAHORE :Multan on Sunday became the most polluted city of the country, leaving behind Lahore, with air quality index (AQI) 950 early morning.
The smog situation worsened in the country as northern cities Peshawar, Islamabad and…
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Smog engulfed entire Bahawalpur region
BAHAWALPUR:A thick smog wave has engulfed entire Bahawalpur region,reducing visibility by seven to ten feet and affecting routine traffic on roads.
Smog has been continuing remaining persist in the entire region for second consecutive day…
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