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Karachi's air quality index (AQI) has risen to an unhealthy level of 193, making it the fourth most polluted city in the world. [2] The city's AQI is often among the highest globally, indicating severe levels of air pollution. [3] Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) plays a major role in air pollution in Karachi.
The air-quality index in Lahore exceeded 1,000 over the weekend, a record high in Pakistan. Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people, mainly children and elderly people, since last month when the air quality started worsening in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province bordering India.
In 2018, a young entrepreneur in Karachi, Abid Omar, launched the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative to monitor air quality in Pakistan's big cities. The project aims to increase the availability of air quality data in Pakistan and make citizens more aware of the health impacts of air pollution. [14]
An afternoon in Lahore in 2008 looks almost like nighttime due to smog blocking the sun's light. Smog over eastern Pakistan and northwestern India is visible in this 2023 satellite photo from space. Air pollution in Lahore , Punjab , Pakistan is a recurring issue.
AIR POLLUTION IN KARACHI ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine; Rising air pollution badly affecting Karachiites; Karachi among 8 most polluted cities in Asia; Effect of air pollution on daily morbidity in Karachi, Pakistan; Air Quality in the Atmosphere of Karachi City — An Overview; The Karachi ...
Air quality index of 2,553 and PM2.5 concentration of 947 μg per cubic metre reached in Multan on 8 November. The 2024 India–Pakistan smog is a severe record-breaking air pollution event that affected Eastern and Northern Pakistan and North India in November 2024, primarily in the Pakistani city of Lahore and Indian city of Delhi .
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The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) (Urdu: محکمہ موسمیات پاکستان, also known as Pakistan Met Office [3] [4]), is an autonomous and independent institution tasked with providing weather forecasts and public warnings concerning weather for protection, safety and general information.