Environmental Pollution: Lahore air quality readings spark dispute
While provincial govt dept alleges foreign figures to be entirely bogus, local experts find some truth in the data
LAHORE:
In the last few weeks, global air quality markers for various cities including Karachi and Lahore, have been pointing towards alarming levels of environmental pollution in the Pakistani region.
The arguably increased pollution has been repeatedly cited to be a leading cause for the spike in skin, respiratory and related diseases being reported the Punjab province. Based on which, multiple international publications have listed the Mughal city, among one of the polluted places in the world. Amid growing concerns, experts have also cautioned motorcyclists to wear pollution masks and avoid travelling to severely polluted areas of the city during hazardous air quality levels.