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Air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was “hazardous” at 334, making ‌it the most polluted ‌major city, according to Swiss ⁠group IQAir, which measures air quality levels based on the concentration of toxins

<p>LAHORE: A farmhouse owner and a TikToker were arrested on Thursday after a 19-year-old farmhouse employee was killed by a pet lioness in the farmhouse in the Kahna area on Thursday.</p> <p>A spokesperson for the office of the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police identified the arrested suspects as farmhouse owner Fayyaz and TikToker Nauman.</p> <p>The

<p>• Marriyum says situation much better than previous years, thanks to concerted efforts <br>• Indian monitors criticised for ‘under-reporting’ pollution over Diwali; authority claims toxicity levels ‘too high’ to record</p> <p>LAHORE: The Punjab government insisted on Wednesday that there should be no politics over smog, environmental protection and public

<p>LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Wednesday announced a series of major public gatherings across the country as part of the party’s campaign against inflation, farmers’ problems and delays in local government (LG) elections.</p> <p>Addressing a press conference at JI’s Mansoorah headquarters, Rehman said JI would hold a public gath

<p>I never imagined that taking my mother to hospital would end with her death. On 22 January 2026, my 83-year-old mother was admitted to a private hospital in Lahore after suffering burns in a household accident. We took her there because we believed she would receive appropriate medical treatment, careful monitoring and compassionate care. Like most famili

<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday shifted the second Test between <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2043497">Pakistan and Sri Lanka</a> from Lahore to Rawalpindi amid worsening smog conditions in the Punjab capital.</p> <p>According to an official announcement issued by the PCB, the match, originally scheduled to be played in Lahore from Novemb

<p>LAHORE: Satellite data detected 16,714 likely crop-residue fires in Punjab between Oct 1 and Nov 9, while Lahore’s average PM2.5 concentration was eight times the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) guideline value, according to a report by the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI) that questioned the link between Diwali fireworks in India and the city’s p

<p>LAHORE: Government College (GC) has constituted a committee to investigate harassment and blackmail allegations against a faculty member after two women attacked him during a conference here Nov 7.</p> <p>The incident took place during tea break at Thaap Conference, when two women allegedly attacked an assistant professor of English at the GC, with punche

<p>Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday expressed his determination to take Khyber Pakhtunkhwa “from terrorism to tourism” as carrier South Air launched another route from Peshawar to Lahore.</p> <p>He made the remarks while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of South Air’s flight route between Peshawar’s Bacha Khan International Airport and Lahore’s Allama

<p>LAHORE: Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted major city on Monday as its Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 590, according to IQAir. A separate historical reading on the platform, however, showed an hourly index of 647, placing the city in the hazardous category.</p> <p>The <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="http

<p>LAHORE: The historical Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib on Temple Road, Mozang, which had been closed since the Partition, was reopened here on Sunday after completion of its restoration. The Evacuee Trust Property Board, Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) and the Punjab government held a joint ceremony to mark its reope

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed matters of “national importance” with PML-N President Nawaz Sharif during a visit to the latter’s residence in Lahore’s Jati Umra on Sunday, state-run <em>Radio Pakistan</em> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://radio.gov.pk/08-11-2026/pm-shehbaz-pml-n-quaid-disc

<p>LAHORE: Lahore’s fine particulate matter <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040684">pollution</a> remained above Pakistan’s prescribed standards for the past 12 months, including the relatively cleaner summer months, indicating that the city’s air pollution remained a year-round problem intensified by winter weather and seasonal agricultural burning, acc

<p>LAHORE: Lahore’s fine particulate matter <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040684">pollution</a> remained above Pakistan’s prescribed standards for the past 12 months, including the relatively cleaner summer months, indicating that the city’s air pollution remained a year-round problem intensified by winter weather and seasonal agricultural burning, acc

<p>LAHORE: The Lahore Gymkhana Club administration has suspended the membership of a son of an “influential member” following his alleged involvement in hooliganism in the club, forming a three-member committee to probe the matter.</p> <p>The club administration took action after a video surfacing on social media showed some persons indulging in hooliganism

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Tuesday granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) a further two-day physical remand of two suspects in a Rs35 billion fraud involving the online sale of <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2038571">counterfeit US postage stamps.</a></p> <p>The prime suspect, identified as a 33-year-old resident of Khanew

Air pollution becomes a severe problem for the region around this time of the year when cold, dense air traps emissions, pushing pollution levels to the highest in the world and exposing residents to serious respiratory risks.

<p>LAHORE: Air pollution in Lahore reached hazardous levels on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing 530 and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations climbing to 343 micrograms per cubic metre. Several other cities in Punjab also recorded extremely high pollution levels, according to air quality monitoring platform <a rel="noopener noreferr

<p>LAHORE: During the current month in Lahore, as many as 1,763 smoke-emitting vehicles were fined, while a total penalty of Rs5.5 million was imposed. </p> <p>During the same period, 739 vehicles were impounded and overloaded vehicles were offloaded in Lahore. </p> <p>Furthermore, 2,018 industrial units were inspected across the Lahore division, resulting i

<p>LAHORE: Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted major city on Thursday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 419, as air pollution levels remained high across Punjab ahead of the peak <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1950531">smog season</a>.</p> <p>According to IQAir’s live global ranking for 10am to 11am on Oct 29, Lahore topped the list, followed b

<p>LAHORE: Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted major city on Thursday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 419, as air pollution levels remained high across Punjab ahead of the peak <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1950531">smog season</a>.</p> <p>According to IQAir’s live global ranking for 10am to 11am on Oct 29, Lahore topped the list, followed b

<p>LAHORE: Incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi was moved from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology on Wednesday due to high blood pressure, her lawyer said.</p> <p>Three sisters of the ex-premier — Noreen, Aleema Khan, and Uzma Khan — have been <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2031544">detained</a> since Sep

<p>LAHORE: Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted major city on Wednesday morning as smog thickened over the city with the onset of colder weather.</p> <p>In the past few years, air pollution has become one of the most pressing public health and environmental crises facing Pakistan. Various <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1871112/government-advises-p

<p>LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that an offer to settle a civil dispute through a “special oath” on the Holy Quran, coupled with a condition of divorce if the oath is false, is not a lawful offer.</p> <p>Justice Anwaar Hussain issued the ruling allowing a civil revision filed by Muhammad Azam Khan against Akhtar Khan and others.</p> <p>During a pen

<p>LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday rejected a police request for further physical remand of PTI leader Hammad Azhar in the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1755738">Jinnah House attack</a> case and sent him to jail on judicial remand.</p> <p>Sarwar Road police had <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1913143"><u>booked</u></a> several PTI le

<p>ISLAMABAD: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani has returned to the twin cities following a reshuffle at the Lahore High Court (LHC), according to the court’s duty roster for November and December 2026. He will preside over a single bench at the Rawalpindi registry.</p> <p>Justice Kayani hails from Islamabad, while Islamabad and Rawalpindi are traditionally refer

<p>• Bhagwant Mann says World Punjabi Conference organisers invited him; doubts BJP-led government will let him visit<br>• Speaker Sandhwan jokes, ‘If you get permission, take us along as well’</p> <p>INDIAN Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed desire on Friday to attend the World Punjabi Conference in Lahore, claiming he had received an invitation,

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday discharged a man accused of <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2028716">assaulting</a> a petrol pump employee after the complainant reached a compromise with him.</p> <p>The incident occurred at a Jubilee Town filling station when the suspect went there to get a refill. As the salesman asked him not to smoke on th

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday discharged a man accused of <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2028716">assaulting</a> a petrol pump employee after the complainant reached a compromise with him.</p> <p>The incident occurred at a Jubilee Town filling station when the suspect went there to get a refill. As the salesman asked him not to smoke on th

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday discharged a man accused of <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2028716">assaulting</a> a petrol pump employee after the complainant reached a compromise with him.</p> <p>The incident occurred at a Jubilee Town filling station when the suspect went there to get a refill. As the salesman asked him not to smoke on th

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday discharged a man accused of <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2028716">assaulting</a> a petrol pump employee after the complainant reached a compromise with him.</p> <p>The incident occurred at a Jubilee Town filling station when the suspect went there to get a refill. As the salesman asked him not to smoke on th

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday granted post-arrest bail to a man accused of assaulting a woman riding a scooty on Mozang Ring Road.</p> <p>Police had <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039380">arrested</a> the suspect after CCTV footage of the incident, which took place on Thursday, sparked widespread <a rel="nofollow" href="https://images.daw

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday granted post-arrest bail to a man accused of assaulting a woman riding a scooty on Lahore’s Mozang Ring Road.</p> <p>Police had <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039380">arrested</a> the suspect after CCTV footage of the incident, which took place on Thursday, sparked widespread <a rel="nofollow" href="https://i

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday granted post-arrest bail to a man accused of assaulting a woman riding a scooty on Lahore’s Mozang Ring Road.</p> <p>Police had <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039380">arrested</a> the suspect after CCTV footage of the incident, which took place on Thursday, sparked widespread <a rel="nofollow" href="https://i

<p>LAHORE: The police on Friday claimed to have arrested a man who had allegedly tortured and injured a young woman riding a scooty on busy Mozang Link Road in the city.</p> <p>Identified as Ghulam Mustafa, the attacker was tracked down and arrested by the police with the help of data of dozens of the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) cameras, besides usin

<p>LAHORE: The Lahore deputy commissioner (DC) on Friday gave the formal go-ahead for three-day Basant festivities in the district from March 12-14 next year, outlining guidelines, conditions and restrictions for the celebrations.</p> <p>Basant returned to Lahore earlier this year after an 18-year hiatus, with the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1962998">

<p>LAHORE: The Lahore deputy commissioner (DC) on Friday gave the formal go-ahead for three-day Basant festivities in the district from March 12-14 next year, outlining guidelines, conditions and restrictions for the celebrations.</p> <p>Basant returned to Lahore earlier this year after an 18-year hiatus, with the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1962998">

<p>LAHORE: The Lahore deputy commissioner (DC) on Friday gave the formal go-ahead for three-day Basant festivities in the district from March 12-14 next year, outlining guidelines, conditions and restrictions for the celebrations.</p> <p>Basant returned to Lahore earlier this year after an 18-year hiatus, the way for which was paved by the <a href="https://w

<p>Lahore ranked as the world’s most polluted city on Friday, with its air quality classified as “hazardous”, according to air quality monitoring platform <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.iqair.com/world-air-quality-ranking"><u>IQAir.</u></a></p> <p>In the past few years, air pollution has become one of th

<p>LAHORE: A special committee of the Punjab Assembly, chaired by MPA Samiullah Khan, came down hard on decades of government oversight failures after Lahore Gymkhana Club Chairman Salman Siddique conceded that the annual rent of Rs5,000 paid for over 100 acres of prime state land in the provincial capital was wholly inadequate.</p> <p>Appearing before the c

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) five-day physical remand of a suspect in an alleged Rs35 billion fraud involving the online sale of counterfeit US postage labels.</p> <p>The suspect, identified as a 33-year-old resident of Khanewal, had been <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2034300