In Lahore, the AQI (air quality index) was recorded at 358 early morning. However, according to Swiss website IQ Air, the AQI reduced to 294 by 10:15 am and Lahore stood at second place among the most polluted cities of the world. Indian capital Delhi was at the top of the chart with AQI of 850.

With smog intensity escalating in Lahore at the end of October, affecting its 13 million residents, the Punjab government imposed a “green lockdown” and set up a “smog war room.”

Pakistan has declared a health emergency as Lahore's air quality hits alarming levels, affecting millions with respiratory issues. Authorities have implemented urgent measures, including school closures,

One doctor compared breathing in Pakistan's toxic air to smoking "dozens of cigarettes a day" as Lahore is the world's most polluted city this week.

Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab have declared a health emergency in the country's east due to increasing smog as more than 2 million people complained of respiratory illnesses. All educational institutions have been shut,