Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week. The measures were part of a larger effort to protect children from respiratory-related and other diseases in the city of 14 million people.
Orange Line Metro Train runs as heavy fog reduces visibility, in Lahore , Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. Orange Line Metro Train runs as heavy fog reduces visibility, in Lahore , Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. Orange Line Metro Train runs as heavy fog reduces visibility, in Lahore , Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. LAHORE , Pakistan — Dangerously poor air quality on Monday forced Pakistani authorities in the cultural capital of Lahore to close primary schools for a week, government officials said.
Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people, mainly children and elderly people, since last month when the air quality started worsening in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province bordering India.
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