The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions.

FILE - Motorcyclists drive on a road as smog envelopes the area of Lahore, Pakistan, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File) LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities are using anti-smog ...

Pakistan pollution update: In a point of shock for India's neigbhouring country Pakistan, a severe air pollution crisis surrounded both Delhi and Lahore following Diwali celebrations in India, leading ...

Lahore has been ranked at the top of global pollution charts with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of more than 450, according to the Swiss air quality monitor IQAir ...

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities are using anti-smog guns in the eastern city of Lahore for the first time this winter in a bid to combat hazardous air pollution, officials said Thursday.