Lahore became the world’s most polluted city on Wednesday as air quality hit a hazardous AQI of 403. Dense smog covered major roads, including Kahna Nau, GT Road, and Egerton Road. Local authorities reported peak AQI readings reaching 500 in some areas. Citizens faced severe breathing difficulties, especially schoolchildren and the elderly. Experts warned that […]
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Lahore tops most-polluted city list as air quality reaches ‘hazardous’ levels
Air pollution reached dangerous levels in several cities across Punjab on Saturday. According to most polluted major city ranking of Swiss group IQAir, Lahore became the most polluted city in the world. Early Saturday morning, Lahore’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 363, a level considered extremely hazardous to human health. Whereas, India’s capital […]
Delhi reels as summer haze catches Indian capital off guard
Air pollution soared in New Delhi on Thursday to hazardous levels rarely seen outside winter as sand blown from deserts enveloped the Indian capital in a once-in-a-decade phenomenon. Doctors warned the grit carried by hot summer winds posed serious health risks to the city of 20 million and there was little to do “but pray […]