This city of Pakistan is in the list of world’s most polluted, ‘smog emergency’ in the province with population of 127 million.

The situation in India’s neighboring country is worse due to pollution. Lahore of Pakistan tops the list of most polluted cities in the world. Now Pakistan’s Punjab caretaker government has imposed a smog emergency in the province with a population of 127 million. The provincial capital remains one of the most polluted cities worldwide. The government’s decision comes in the wake of the Lahore High Court’s order to immediately impose smog emergency in Lahore due to persistently hazardous air quality index.

LHC judge Shahid Karim rapped the Lahore commissioner for failure to control air pollution.

The judge said that smog is not my personal problem but it is a matter of concern for the lives of our children. You are the protector of Lahore city. Look what you have done with it, you should be ashamed of the situation in Lahore. Lahore remains one of the most polluted cities in the world due to hazardous air quality conditions. The air quality index (AQI) in the provincial capital reached 447, according to a report by global air quality monitoring platform www.iqair.com. It is considered safe to breathe air when AQI is below 50.

It is noteworthy that Lahore was once called the city of gardens. There were a large number of gardens here during the Mughal period between the 16th and 19th centuries. But due to rapid urbanization and increasing population, there is now very little greenery left in the city. Lahore is considered the second largest city of Pakistan after Karachi. It also has the title of cultural capital of Pakistan.