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Lahore’s toxic smog takes toll on fruit vendors struggling to ‘make ends meet’ 

  • Swiss monitoring agency IQAir frequently ranks Lahore among world’s most polluted cities 
  • Air pollutants, vehicle emissions, agricultural fires worsen Lahore’s smog every year in winter
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Lahore’s residents choke on air pollution as toxic smog blankets ‘City of Gardens’

By SYEDA FARHEEN FATIMA ·

Punjab government says Lahore air quality improves as wind disperses smog

By Waseem Abbasi ·
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Lahore tops global pollution charts as Pakistan’s smog crisis persists

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Lahore, Karachi top global pollution rankings as smog chokes major Pakistani cities

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Lahore, Karachi among world’s top polluted cities as Pakistan grapples with toxic smog 

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Lahore tops global pollution index as Punjab cracks down on crop burning

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Toxic smog continues to blanket Lahore, with air quality reaching ‘hazardous’ levels

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Pakistan’s Punjab warns of rise in smog levels in coming days

By Waseem Abbasi ·

India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog

By AFP ·
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Lahore chokes from pollution as air quality becomes ‘very unhealthy’ 

By Reuters ·

Punjab imposes mask mandate as toxic smog chokes Lahore, world’s second most polluted city

By Waseem Abbasi ·

Lahore ranks world’s No. 2 for air pollution as city braces for Diwali smog

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Javed Hassan
For inclusive growth, Pakistan must account for environmental costs
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