Avoid burning biomass such as wood, coal, animal dung and kerosene and use clean smokeless fuels (gas or electricity) for cooking, heating purposes: CMO.

India's capital was left gasping this week as air pollution smog reduced visibility to near zero and raised air quality ...

India's capital city of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian ...

In Delhi, India, the AirIQ air pollution score is 1308. Any number above 300 is considered hazardous. And the figures are ...

The authorities in New Delhi closed schools and urged residents to stay home. Similar measures have been implemented in Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province.

Pakistani authorities have declared a health emergency in the country's east due to smog. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, ...

Authorities have declared a health emergency in eastern Pakistan due to record levels of air pollution. Nearly 70,000 ...

With smog intensity escalating in Lahore at the end of October, affecting its 13 million residents, the Punjab government ...

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

"The schools will remain closed for another week due to the hazardous air quality. Institutes including universities would switch to online classes to ensure the safety of students," Marriyum ...

Residents criticised Punjab’s chief minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, for travelling to London at a time people have complained ...

Pakistan's Punjab province declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools ...