Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:35pm on 03 Nov 2024,Sunday Weather & Environment
Severe air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan, has forced authorities to close all primary schools for a week and implement a "green lockdown." Starting Monday, 50% of office employees will work from home, with additional measures banning engine-powered rickshaws and unfiltered barbecue vendors. Lahore’s air quality index exceeded 1,000, far surpassing the World Health Organization's "dangerous" threshold of 300. Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb emphasized the health risks to children, urging mask use. Officials partially attribute the smog to crop stubble burning across the Indian border, pushing for talks with India to address the issue.
