Punjab
Lahore tops world pollution list again as smog moves a Test match
IQAir put Lahore's air at 425 on Wednesday, the worst among big cities, as the PCB moved the second Test against Sri Lanka from Lahore to Rawalpindi.
Lahore smog
Lahore smog: 4 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Lahore tops world pollution list again as smog moves a Test match. Key developments, background and…
4 stories on Lahore smog since 2 November 2026; the latest was published on 12 November 2026.
Key developments
- Lahore tops world pollution list again as smog moves a Test matchIQAir ranked Lahore the most polluted major city again on Wednesday, with an air quality index of 425 between 11am and noon; above 300 is rated hazardous.
- Lahore tops the world pollution ranking again, with AQI at 590Lahore ranked first among major cities on Monday with an AQI of 590 on IQAir, more than three times the level in second-placed Ulaanbaatar (177); a separate hourly reading showed 647.
- Fire hotspots near Lahore up 15% on last year as smog buildsThe Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI) counted 3,712 fire hotspots within 300 km of Lahore between October 27 and November 2: 2,753 in Pakistan and 957 in India.
- Lahore's AQI passes 530 and Gujranwala hits 606Lahore's AQI hit 535 at 8am on Monday, with PM2.5 at 343 micrograms per cubic metre, in the hazardous range.
Punjab
Lahore tops the world pollution ranking again, with AQI at 590
Lahore was the world's most polluted major city on Monday with an AQI of 590 as Diwali smoke and stubble fires hit Punjab; relief is not due before Nov 11.
Punjab
Fire hotspots near Lahore up 15% on last year as smog builds
A satellite analysis found 3,712 fire hotspots within 300 km of Lahore in a week, 2,753 of them in Pakistan, 15 per cent more than last year, as PM2.5 rose.
Punjab
Lahore's AQI passes 530 and Gujranwala hits 606
Lahore's AQI reached 535 and Gujranwala's 606 on Monday morning as crop fires surged across Punjab, and a new analysis questions October's improvement.