Pakistan: Lahore HC raises alarm over water crisis, proposes 'emergency'

Mar 29, 2025

During a regular hearing on environmental petitions, Justice Shahid Karim stressed the urgency of declaring a state of emergency to address the escalating water...

Pakistan: Lahore, Karachi among world's most polluted cities amid smog crisis

Dec 06, 2024

According to the Swiss air quality monitor, Lahore topped the global pollution chart with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 266 at 9:14 am,...

Lahore HC orders Pakistan government to recover unlawful gains from oil marketing companies amid 2020 petrol crisis

Jun 26, 2021

Lahore [Pakistan], June 26 : The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the Pakistan government to take steps for the recovery of illegal...

Pakistan's Punjab province faces extreme gas crisis

Dec 25, 2021

Lahore [Pakistan], December 24 : Pakistan's Punjab province has been witnessing an extreme liquefied natural gas crisis in the country, local media reported on...

Pakistan Railways grind to a halt amid crippling fuel crisis

Sep 30, 2022

Lahore [Pakistan], September 30 : The worsening fuel crisis in Pakistan has resulted in the disruption of Pakistan Railways (PR) services with trains gradually...

Pak: Punjab faces health crisis as Lahore and Multan struggle with toxic smog

Nov 15, 2024

For several days, Lahore, a metropolis with a population of 14 million, has been engulfed in smog--a combination of fog and pollutants resulting from...