Marble Factories’ Pollution in Peshawar Drives Relocation Plan Amid Health Risks
PESHAWAR—The issue of marble factories’ pollution in Peshawar has resurfaced with renewed urgency after the district administration decided to relocate the units to the Industrial Estate in Mohmand. Officials said that toxic wastewater and unchecked emissions from marble factories operating along Warsak Road continue to pose serious risks to public health and agriculture. Officials confirmed […]
KP Govt, World Bank Launch Smog Action Plan to Clean Peshawar’s Air
PESHAWAR: The Climate Change, Forest, Environment and Wildlife Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the World Bank have joined hands to clear Peshawar’s skies through a strategic Smog Action Plan. During a high-level consultative meeting, Secretary Junaid Khan and the World Bank technical team formalized a roadmap to manage air quality and combat rising pollution […]
PHC Questions Kohat Coal Power Plant Project Amid Pollution Fears
PESHAWAR — The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has taken up a petition challenging the construction of a coal power plant in Kohat, a district already struggling with pollution from a nearby cement factory. The case, heard by Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Waqar Ahmad, underscores a growing tension between industrial development and public health […]
Peshawar’s air quality index crosses dangerous level as pollution worsens
The daily scoreboard of air quality in Peshawar has become nothing short of an alarm bell. Every morning, the Air Quality Index (AQI) hovers around 120, barely edging into “unhealthy” territory.