00:01As smog returns to parts of South Asia, Pakistani officials are stepping up efforts to enforce a ban on illegal
00:09stubble burning.
00:10A newly formed rapid response unit extinguished a fire at a paddy field on the outskirts of Lahore within minutes,
00:17preventing it from adding to the city's haze, which IQ Air rated very unhealthy earlier this week.
00:24The situation has also seen a surge in patients due to health problems.
00:28Farmers commonly burn leftover rice straw after the October harvest,
00:33contributing to pollution from industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust and construction dust.
00:58We have a proper support by the government, proper awareness among the public about that is something which we must
01:07work on.
01:30The Punjab Environment Protection and Climate Change Department said they had received
01:36679 fire reports in a 24-hour period this week and extinguished 650 of them.
01:43Over the years, Pakistan and India have repeatedly accused each other of worsening air pollution.
01:49Getting a positive reaction, the
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