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

Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab have declared a health emergency in the country's east due to increasing smog as more than 2 million people complained of respiratory illnesses. All educational institutions have been shut,

The Punjab government has announced a lockdown in Lahore and Multan for three days a week due to the worsening smog situation. Senior Punjab minister Mariyum Aurangzeb confirmed that Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will see a lockdown in both cities, with a review scheduled for next Wednesday, Express News reported.

The escalating smog crisis in Punjab has prompted the government to declare a health emergency in Lahore and Multan, the two cities most affected by

A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.

A Pakistani province has declared a health emergency due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly two million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.