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Lahore ranks world’s most polluted city as Punjab battles poor air quality
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Dawn is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 28 Oct 2026, 06:53 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Lahore ranks world’s most polluted city as Punjab battles poor air quality”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
LAHORE: Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted major city on Thursday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 419, as air pollution levels remained high across Punjab ahead of the peak smog season. According to IQAir’s live global ranking for 10am to 11am on Oct 29, Lahore topped the…
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- First reported by Dawn
Lahore again ranks world’s most polluted major city as smog worsens
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