Climate Change
Experts say without finance climate action will be "just talk"; report seeks ban on fossil fuel ads.
Updated 14 Nov, 2024 11:42am
Climate finance is not charity, UN official asserts; US envoy says fight is bigger than one election.
Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:31am
Young children "most affected" by air pollution as they've smaller lungs and lack immunities, says Unicef official.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 04:34pm
Due to government restrictions imposed as air quality continues to worsen, the citizens of Lahore can't do much.
Published 11 Nov, 2024 03:33pm
WHO says air pollution can trigger strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. Some 900 people were admitted to hospitals in Lahore in a day last week.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 05:11pm
Countries meet at Baku for climate diplomacy after new warnings that 2024 to break temperature records.
Published 11 Nov, 2024 02:06pm
Met Office cautions farmers in KP, GB, AJK about reduced moisture during sowing season.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 12:36pm
Experts say climate change presents significant risks for healthcare sector.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 12:37pm
Air quality is an issue that cannot be privatised beyond the mere use of air purifiers in private spaces.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 12:05pm
Pakistan must display a serious commitment to climate change adaptation and mitigation at home.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 08:27am
UN climate negotiations set to kick off in Azerbaijan from today.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 09:51am
Police arrest 25 for smog SOPs violation in last 24 hours.
Updated 11 Nov, 2024 11:58am
“Climate change is making us sick, and urgent action is a matter of life and death,” says WHO.
Updated 10 Nov, 2024 01:39pm
AQI reaches 1,914 in early hours; Punjab govt announces stringent restrictions as smog worsens.
Updated 10 Nov, 2024 12:27pm
Nearly 200 countries at COP29 to agree on rules of the game.
Updated 10 Nov, 2024 10:35am
Planning minister praises the program's “groundbreaking approach”, calls it “pivotal for enhancing our capital landscape.”
Updated 09 Nov, 2024 07:28pm
Says global public adaptation financing to developing countries increased from $22 billion in 2021 to $28bn in 2022.
Updated 09 Nov, 2024 10:59am
"Smart lockdown" in place as PM2.5 concentration way over WHO limit; smog envelops other south Punjab cities too.
Updated 09 Nov, 2024 11:41am
Ban will remain in effect till November 17.
Updated 08 Nov, 2024 03:46pm
European agency says world passing a “new milestone” of temperature records, call to cut emissions.
Updated 08 Nov, 2024 10:59am
Over 39pc of Balochistan’s kids never attended school, says education minister.
Updated 08 Nov, 2024 11:44am
Protest part of "Global Day of Action Against Gas Expansion" ahead of next week’s COP29.
Updated 08 Nov, 2024 11:20am
Govt postpones sports gala; launches mask distribution drive.
Updated 08 Nov, 2024 12:18pm
Officials advise people to wear masks, keep windows closed.
Updated 07 Nov, 2024 01:04pm
Lahore AQI shoots to 1,165; heavy traffic barred from city until Jan 2025; masks now mandatory; half of govt, private office staff to WFH.
Updated 07 Nov, 2024 08:02am
COP29 to be held in Baku from Nov 11 to 22.
Updated 07 Nov, 2024 09:37am
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, US President Joe Biden to skip summit.
Updated 06 Nov, 2024 10:44am
AQI likely to range between 600 and 700 till Nov 8.
Updated 06 Nov, 2024 03:37pm
Punjab govt has blamed deteriorating air quality on pollution wafting in from India.
Published 05 Nov, 2024 05:13pm
The catastrophe unfolding in Lahore is a product of authorities’ repeated failure to recognise environmental impact of rapid urbanisation.
Updated 05 Nov, 2024 09:32am
