China agrees to help Punjab curb smog

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren agreed on Monday to promote cooperation for installing air purification towers to reduce smog in Lahore and other cities. The Chinese...

Joint anti-smog steps

Climate change knows no borders. Hence, much of the world is striving to control the rapidly rising global temperatures through a multilateral effort. While multilateralism is important for tackling this danger to humanity and t...

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Climate diplomacy

Climate change is impacting state-centrism beyond diplomatic protocols. Notwithstanding bilateral irritants, it's time for Pakistan and India to cooperate in the realm of environmental degradation in order to mitigate smog impac...

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Women empowerment linked with access to sanitation, hygiene facilities: Romina

Quetta: Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam has said that women’s socio-economic empowerment and tackling hygiene issues are closely interlinked, improving access to hygiene and sanitation fac...

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WB keen on increasing Punjab’s role in carbon credit market

LAHORE: As carbon markets have gained prominence owing to the evolving climate conditions and global socioeconomic landscape, a World Bank Mission on Thursday met Punjab government officials to explore opportunities for devel...

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Pollution chokes city as smog season approaches

JARANWALA: Despite the official smog season beginning in November, Faisalabad's Sargodha Road and surrounding areas are already overwhelmed by thick particles of dust and pollutants emitted from nearby factories. This alarmin...

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