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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.
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]
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.
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 .
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 ...
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.
Lahore's posh Model Town was established as a "garden town" suburb in 1921, while Krishan Nagar locality was laid in the 1930s near The Mall and Walled City. The Mall, Lahore's pre-independence commercial core, features many examples of colonial architecture. Lahore played an important role in the independence movements of both India [106] and ...
Karachi (/ k ə ˈ r ɑː tʃ i /; Urdu: کراچی [kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː]; Sindhi: ڪراچي ; IPA: [kəˈraːtʃi] ⓘ) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million.