Indian capital city New Delhi remains the most polluted city in the world 786 AQI reading. Sheikhupura with its extremely unhygienic air pollution, has been the most polluted city in Pakistan, with a smog level at 792 at the air index. Other cities of the country with the highest air pollution are Rahim Yar Khan […]
Indian capital city New Delhi ranked the most polluted city on the Air Quality Index with 489 points. Karachi has been ranked 4th in the world with 212 points on the air quality index. Lahore has been ranked first in Pakistan on the air quality index, while Karachi is listed second and Rawalpindi 3rd most […]
Indian capital city New Delhi ranked 2nd with an AQI reading of 478, while Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu remained third on the list of most polluted cities. Punjab has recently passed through a very high level of air pollution and smog with the onset of winter. Provincial authorities made desperate efforts to contain smog in […]
Bad air continues to haunt Lahore and several other cities of Punjab despite authorities’ desperate steps to curb smog. The Shrine city of Multan with its 1659 AQI reading has been the most polluted place in Pakistan with dangerous levels of hazardous pollutants in the air. The Lahore-Islamabad and Lahore-Sialkot Motorway sections have been closed […]
ISLAMABAD: Just a fortnight after lifting of the curbs impose to contain the spread of coronavirus; the number of infections and positivity rate have again started increasing in the country. Eid ul Azha is also round the corner. Also, health experts fear that Eid ul Azha can provide an opportunity to the virus to bounce […]
The WHO World Health Organization on Friday urges fully vaccinate people to continue to wear masks; social distance and practice other Covid-19 pandemic safety measures; as the highly contagious delta variant spreads rapidly across the globe. Also, “People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves,” Dr. […]
Israel and Hamas have announced a ceasefire, ending a 11-day bloodshed; also that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Israel accepted the Egyptian proposal after a late-night meeting of his Security Cabinet. Hamas quickly followed and agreed to the deal. Also, according to Egypt’s state-run MENA news agency, […]
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday cautioned against crowded indoor celebrations that could trigger a fresh surge in coronavirus infections days ahead of Easter and two weeks before Ramadan. “In countries experiencing widespread community transmission of the virus; virtual meetings, postponing or reducing such gatherings should seriously consider,” said a WHO statement. “Regardless of location, […]
A World Health Organization (WHO) team tracing the origins of COVID-19 on Sunday visited a food market in Wuhan, where the virus was initially detected. The team arrived at Huanan amid heavy security with additional barricades set up outside a high blue fence surrounding the market; and left in a convoy after about one hour. […]
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he is “very disappointed” that China has still not approved the entry of a team of international experts tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus, as some countries grapple with the increasing burden of the pandemic. Two members of the 10-strong international team had already […]
