December 5, 2022
Lahore again tops list of world’s most polluted cities
LAHORE: Pakistan’s second largest city, Lahore, has once again topped the list of most polluted cities in the world. The air quality of the metropolis was over 350, according to IQAir, a global environmental think-tank. Residents choking in acrid smog pleaded with officials to take action. Air pollution has worsened in Pakistan in recent years, as a mixture of low-grade diesel fumes, smoke from seasonal crop burn off, and colder winter temperatures coalesce into stagnant clouds of smog. Health experts have urged people to take precautionary measures while the Lahore High Court (LHC) has expressed its displeasure with provincial government’s
