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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. [1] [2]
The air pollution generated in November 2024 in India and Pakistan was regarded by climate researchers as an unprecedented intensification of the region's annual pollution cycle. [2] NASA satellite imaging showed a continuous cloud of smog that extended across the majority of eastern and northern Pakistan, as well as northwestern India.
The megacities of Pakistan, such as Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi, face the issue of noise pollution. The main source of this pollution is the traffic noise caused by buses, cars, trucks, rickshaws and water tankers. A study showed that on one of Karachi's main roads, the average noise level was around 90 dB and was capable of ...
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 concentration of PM2.5 in the city has been recorded as 11.8 times higher than WHO's annual air quality guideline value. [2]
Air pollution in India is a serious issue, with the major sources being biomass burning, fuel adulteration, vehicle emission, and traffic congestion. Air pollution is also the main cause of the Asian brown cloud, which has been causing the monsoon season to be delayed. India is the world's largest consumer of fuelwood, agricultural waste, and ...
The Great Smog of Delhi was a severe air-pollution event in New Delhi and adjoining areas in the National Capital Territory of India. [57] Air pollution in 2016 peaked on both PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels. [58] It was reported as one of the worst levels of air quality in Delhi since 1980. [59]
The Punjabi language is the most-widely spoken native language in Lahore, with 73.58% of Lahore counting it as their first language according to the 2023 Census. [155] Lahore is the largest Punjabi-speaking city in the world. According to the 2023 Pakistani census 21.1% speak Urdu, 2.06% Pashto, 2.01% Mewati and 2.78% other mother tongues. [156 ...
Plutarch as well as many other scholars suggest that Jainism was the most ancient and original religion in Punjab.Lahore was the cultural centre of Jainism. A book written by Plutarch, Life of Alexander talks about the encounters between Alexander the Great and digambara Jain saints called gymnosophists. [5]