LAHORE: The Punjab government has imposed a complete lockdown in Lahore and Multan for three days a week due to worsening smog conditions, ARY News

Punjab province in Pakistan has declared a health emergency and closed two cities due to severe smog affecting nearly 2 million people.

The Punjab government has declared a health emergency in the capital city Lahore and Multan as the relentless smog crisis takes a toll on the health and livelihood of millions across the

With smog intensity escalating in Lahore at the end of October, affecting its 13 million residents, the Punjab government imposed a “green lockdown” and set up a “smog war room.”

LAHORE, Pakistan A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities.Smog has choked Punja..

Pakistan’s Punjab government imposed a complete lockdown in Lahore and Multan for three days a week due to worsening smog conditions, ARY News reported on Friday. The lockdown will be fully enforced in Lahore and Multan from coming Friday,

A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.

One doctor compared breathing in Pakistan's toxic air to smoking "dozens of cigarettes a day" as Lahore is the world's most polluted city this week.

Pakistan's Punjab province declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, while hundreds of thousands of Muslims prayed for rain and forgiveness.

About 1.93 people across the province experienced respiratory diseases and heart problems amid thick smog in Lahore and other cities.

Air quality in Lahore reached hazardous levels this week, while other cities in South Asia also battle toxic pollution.