Lahore becomes world’s third most polluted city

By M. Khan -
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The report maintained that since virtually the entire population of Pakistan breathes air that doesn't meet the PM2.5 standard set at 15 µg/m³, people's life expectancy could be increased by 2.3 years if the country is able to meet its own PM2.5 standard.

LAHORE: Lahore has become the world’s third most polluted city after New Delhi and Uzbekistan’s Tashkent on Saturday.

Air quality of the country’s cultural capital has turned unhealthy from being hazardous with an Air Quality Index (AQI) ranking of 157.

According to the Air Visual, the air quality of the country’s commercial capital- Karachi- has been recorded as unhealthy for sensitive groups with an AQI of 144.

Karachi is currently the world’s 10th most polluted city.

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