Lahore tops world pollution rankings again

Summary

• Lahore has once again been ranked as the world’s most polluted major city, with air quality reaching the “unhealthy” category, according to live monitoring data from IQAir.
• Lahore was the only Pakistani city among the top 30 most polluted cities listed by the monitoring platform.
• Air pollution has remained a major environmental challenge in Lahore and other parts of Punjab, particularly during the cooler months.

AI Generated Summary

Lahore has once again been ranked as the world’s most polluted major city, with air quality reaching the “unhealthy” category, according to live monitoring data from IQAir.

The city recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 167 on Friday morning. Dhaka in Bangladesh followed with an AQI of 164, while Cairo in Egypt ranked third with a reading of 158.

Lahore was the only Pakistani city among the top 30 most polluted cities listed by the monitoring platform. Karachi stood at 34th place with an AQI of 69.