Lahore tops global pollution chart again as govt tries to tackle crisis

Lahore on Thursday once again experienced hazardous air quality, ranking as the most polluted city globally with an Air Quality Index (AQI) exceeding 1,000, as the government worked to address the ongoing smog “calamity”.

The public has been barred from entering public parks, zoos, playgrounds, and museums while the schools across the province were shut until November 17 to reduce public exposure to smog.

Earlier this week, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) representative...