Lahore Air Pollution Hits Historic High, Forcing School Closures. More. Reuters. Student rides a bicycle to school amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan November 24, 2021.

An air pollution crisis has gripped Lahore, a city of 14 million people, due to a combination of low-grade diesel emissions, smoke from agricultural fires, ...

Lahore remained the world's most polluted city Wednesday morning, with air-quality index hitting a record high of over 1,100. Anything over 300 is considered hazardous to health. A toxic smog has ...

On Saturday, the air quality index (AQI) in Lahore spiked to 1,067, far exceeding the "dangerous" level of 300, and deadly PM2.5 pollutant levels peaked at 610, posing severe health risks.

The Air Quality index, or AQI, measures fine particulate matter in the air — the grit that makes the air go grey, even black. On November 5 , in Lahore, the AQI surged to over 1,000.

While it is often emphasized that Pakistan contributes less than 1% to global emissions, the domestic consequences of its ...

KARACHI, Pakistan — Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing work-from-home ...

Ahmad Rafay Alam, an environmental lawyer in Pakistan, is frustrated by the government's failure to address air pollution. He describes the current smog crisis in Lahore as "terrible.

Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures. By Ariba Shahid. November 9, 2024 4:15 PM UTC Updated November 9, 2024 Summary; Lahore's worsening air quality ...

KARACHI — Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing work-from-home mandates and ...