LAHORE: Thick smog blanketed Pakistan’s Lahore on Tuesday, reducing visibility and raising health concerns as air pollution reached hazardous levels. Air pollution becomes a severe problem for the region around this time of the year when cold, dense air traps emissions from vehicles, construction sites and crop waste burning, pushing pollution levels to the highest in the world and exposing residents to serious respiratory risks. Early on Tuesday, the air quality index (AQI) in Lahore stood at 4
Pakistan’s Lahore chokes under thick smog as residents fear worsening health risks
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