{"id":575525,"date":"2026-11-03T05:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T00:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=575525"},"modified":"2026-11-03T05:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T00:07:31","slug":"lahore-air-quality-index-worsens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/lahore-air-quality-index-worsens\/","title":{"rendered":"Lahore air quality index worsens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: Air pollution in Lahore reached hazardous levels on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing 530 and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations climbing to 343 micrograms per cubic metre. Several other cities in Punjab also recorded extremely high pollution levels, according to air quality monitoring platform IQAir. At 8am, IQAir recorded an AQI of 535 in Lahore, placing the city in the hazardous category. PM2.5 concentration, referring to tiny particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, stood at 343\u00b5g\/m\u00b3. Air quality had already deteriorated sharply in the early morning, with hourly readings also entering the hazardous range. Figure shows the top ranked polluted cities according to IQAir on Friday morning. \u2014 Screengrab via IQAir The deterioration was not confined to the provincial capital. IQAir\u2019s live ranking of Pakistani cities on Monday morning placed five Punjab cities among the country\u2019s six most polluted urban centres. Gujranwala topped the ranking with an AQI of 606, followed by Lahore at 509, Faisalabad and Multan at 310 each, and Sialkot at 260. Peshawar ranked sixth with an AQI of 216. The readings varied across monitoring updates, with Gujranwala subsequently recording 675 and Lahore 535 in separate hourly updates, highlighting the rapidly changing pollution situation. Pakistan has assumed the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Interbank Consortium (SCO-IBC) for 2026-27, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. \u2014 DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: Air pollution in Lahore reached hazardous levels on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing 530 and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations climbing to 343 micrograms per cubic metre. Several other cities in Punjab also recorded extremely high pollution levels, according to air quality monitoring platform IQAir. 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