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Record Air Pollution in Lahore Hospitalizes Hundreds Due to Windborne Pollutants

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Pakistani officials have pointed to India as a source of worsening air quality in Lahore, a city with a population of over 13 million, which has experienced its worst air quality ever recorded. Lahore currently ranks second in smog levels, while India's Delhi ranks first, with an air quality index of 393 compared to Lahore's 280. The government has closed primary schools in the city. Officials from Punjab province have written to the Indian government to initiate a dialogue on climate change, which they describe as a regional and global issue.

  1. PK
    Raja Jahangir Anwar
    1. We need climate diplomacy, as a regional and global issue.
  2. PK
    Maryam Nawaz
    1. The winds don't know there's a border in the middle.
    2. This is not just a political issue, this is a humanitarian issue.
  3. PK
    Azma Bokhari
    1. Delhi ranks first in smog levels today, with Lahore following closely in second place. Delhi's air quality index is around 393, while Lahore's is close to 280.
    2. The wind direction brings air from India into Pakistan, yet India does not seem to be taking this problem as seriously as it should.
  4. PK
    Maryam Aurangzeb
    1. We cannot stop or redirect the Indian air. The only solution is dialogue.
    2. With the change in wind's direction and speed, AQI of Lahore is now around 500.
    3. The easterly winds from Amritsar and Chandigarh are spiking the air quality index in Lahore to over 1,000 for the past two days.

Pakistan Smog

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  3. Record Air Pollution in Lahore Causes Lockdowns Due to Extremely High AQI and Toxic Smog

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.The New York Times
  3. 3.CNN
  4. 4.Asian News International
  5. 5.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Climate Change
  2. 2.Pakistan Politics
  3. 3.Pollution
  4. 4.Pakistan Foreign Policy
  5. 5.Chemical Exposure
  6. 6.India-Pakistan relations
  7. 7.Weather manipulation

countries

  1. 1.SwitzerlandCH
  2. 2.IndiaIN
  3. 3.PakistanPK

organizations

  1. 1.Punjabi
  2. 2.IQAircom
  3. 3.Climate Change Council
  4. 4.Hindus
  5. 5.World Health Organization

persons

  1. 1.Maryam AurangzebPK
  2. 2.Zia Ur-Rehman
  3. 3.Azma BokhariPK
  4. 4.Esha Mitra
  5. 5.Maryam NawazPK
  6. 6.Raja Jahangir AnwarPK
  7. 7.Safdar Masih