This year, Pakistan’s battle with air pollution has reached harrowing new heights. A shroud of smog — so dense it ... climbing to as much as five years in heavily polluted regions.

Public health implications of smog were only mentioned in 15% of stories published by Pakistani media, research shows.

Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog ... year, officials in Pakistan’s second biggest city Lahore have characterized this season as unprecedented. On Monday, the city’s air quality ...

Karachi: Amid the ongoing pollution crisis, smog continues to engulf various parts of Pakistan ... On Saturday morning, the port city's air quality index (AQI) surged to 212, making it the ...

Air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan’s second biggest city ... reading above 15 in a 24-hour period unhealthy. The air quality index, which measures a range of pollutants, also spiked at 1,067.

In Punjab, smog started showing its effects at the beginning of winter and by the end of the year, the Air Quality Index (AQI ... during the past five years, for only 28 days out of 2,070 days ...

The Pakistan Air Quality Experts ... daily average PM 2.5 concentration in 2024 exceeded historical levels, highlighting the inadequacy of the Punjab government's current smog mitigation plan.

In December 2024, smog and air pollution increased in Islamabad and the month remained the most polluted in terms of particulate matter (2.5 microns). The air quality index also spiked to 205 in ...