Smog season starts in Pakistan for 5th consecutive year

Smog, now being termed as the fifth season of Pakistan, has once again hit the most vulnerable cities of Pakistan and is expected to proliferate to other cities as well.

According to the data revealed by Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI), the smog season has started in Lahore and is moving towards Faisalabad.

However, the twin cities, i.e., Rawalpindi and Islamabad are safe from this airport smokers’ lounge situation.

As per the details, PAQI’s city ranking from October 1 to 18 has termed Lahore as the most polluted city in the country. As for the quality of air, Lahore has 183 PAQI index value that makes its air the unhealthiest.

Faisalabad stands as the city with second-most unhealthiest air, having the index value of 177.

Both the cities have exceeded the safe limits, containing hazardous air pollution.

The air quality of Karachi is also not so good as its air is characterized with 120 index value. However, it is still better than Lahore and Faisalabad, as its air is unhealthy for sensitive groups rather than being detrimental to all individuals.