"World's Most Polluted City", Pakistan's Lahore, Chokes In Acerbic Smog
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Air Pollution In Pakistan: Lahore had an air quality ranking of 348, well over the hazardous level of 300, according to IQAir.
The Pakistani city of Lahore was declared the most polluted city in the world by an air quality monitor on Wednesday, as residents choking in acrid smog pleaded with officials to take action.
Lahore had an air quality ranking of 348, well over the hazardous level of 300, according to IQAir, the Swiss technology company that operates the AirVisual monitoring platform.
"Children are experiencing breathing diseases... for God's sake, find a solution," labourer Muhammad Saeed told AFP.
Air pollution has worsened in Pakistan in recent years, as a mixture of low-grade diesel fumes, smoke from seasonal crop burn off, and colder winter temperatures coalesce into stagnant clouds of smog.
