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4Nov

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Pakistan Blames Winds From Amritsar, Chandigarh As Lahore Becomes World’s Most Polluted City

As pollution levels hit a record high in Pakistan's second-biggest city Lahore, senior minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said the Punjab province will ask the foreign office to take up cross-border pollution with India, according to Dawn. Aurangzeb, in a press conference held on Sunday, said easterly winds from Amritsar and Chandigarh were spiking the air quality index in Lahore to over 1,000 for the past two days. Aurangzeb, who holds the environment portfolio, cautioned citizens about smog from India and said winds would continue to blow towards Lahore for at least a week, as per the Dawn report. "The wind from India towards Lahore…is taking the smog to dangerous levels and the wind is likely to sustain its direction for at least next week… People should take care of themselves by avoiding unn...

4Nov

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Delhi’s Air Quality Nears ‘Severe’ Mark As Post-Diwali Pollution Sets Off Alarm Bells

As the winter chills started setting in and around the national capital, the air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened, nearly touching the 'severe' level on Monday. The average air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded as 'very poor' at 373, as per the readings recorded by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology at 5:30 in the morning today. On Sunday, the overall AQI reading was at 382 – the worst recorded in the country for the day. The AQI levels in the areas surrounding the national capital also remained in the 'poor' and ‘very poor’ category, though still better than Delhi. In Haryana's Gurugram, the AQI was recorded at 281, while in Faridabad, it stood at 250, according to the data issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Sunday night. As per the data, the AQI in Utt...

14Oct

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Pakistan: Protests At Lahore Colleges Over Alleged On-Campus Rape, 28 Students Injured In Clash

Lahore, Oct 14 (PTI) At least 28 students, including girls, from various campuses of a well-known private college in Lahore, were injured during clashes with the police as they protested against the alleged on-campus rape of a female student, police said on Monday. The protests erupted Monday morning across at least four boys' and girls' campuses of the Punjab Group of Colleges, owned by the Dunya media group, following reports that a female student at the Gulberg girls' campus in Lahore was raped allegedly by a security guard in the institution's basement. As news of the alleged rape spread on social media, students from various campuses began protesting, accusing the college administration of negligence in the matter. A large number of students, including girls, set fire to college furni...

5Oct

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Pakistan: Army Deployed As PTI Protests Push For Imran Khan’s Release

Pakistan News: A tense situation unfolded in Islamabad with the deployment of Pakistani army personnel, as supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan, leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gathered at D-Chowk in the heart of the capital. The demonstrators sought to register a symbolic victory while demanding Khan's release from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where he has been incarcerated for over a year. They were also calling for the independence of the judiciary and protesting against rising inflation. In both Islamabad and Lahore, PTI supporters clashed with the police, news agency Press Trust of India reported. In Lahore, PTI workers attempted to march towards Minar-e-Pakistan, describing the situation as a "do or die" moment. Throughout the day, police forces lobbed tear gas s...