PAKISTAN AIR POLLUTION

Pollution in major Pakistani cities

epa11712860 People crowed a market despite closure order as part of efforts to address the intense smog affecting the city in Lahore, Pakistan, 10 November 2024. Several major Pakistani cities including Karachi are currently experiencing smog and bad air quality index. The government of Punjab province, in eastern Pakistan, ordered the closure of all primary schools in its capital, Lahore, from Monday, due to the high levels of air pollution recorded in recent days, reaching up to 45 times above the level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Last week, Lahore recorded the highest levels of air pollution among different cities across the world; on Sunday it recorded PM 2.5 levels - tiny particles with a diameter less than 2.5 microns and extremely harmful to health - of 674 micrograms per cubic meter of air, according to data from the swiss platform specialized in air quality measurement, IQAir. EPA/A. HUSSAIN

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