'Really suffocating': Pakistan emerges from record smog season
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 () Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
Tens of millions of Pakistanis spent at least four months breathing toxic air pollution 20 times above safe levels, in the worst winter smog season for several years, according to data analysed by AFP. Pakistan regularly ranks among the world's most polluted countries, with Lahore often the most polluted megacity between November and February. AFP's analysis of data recorded since 2018 b
Pakistan’s megacity Lahore experienced record levels of pollution this winter. AFP analysed data from independent air monitoring project AQICN and found that the 2024-2025 season saw air pollution 20..