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Fog: Flights affected, motorways closed, Lahore first in air pollution

Lahore remained the most polluted city with AQI 1,045

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Fog: Flights affected, motorways closed, Lahore first in air pollution
Fog: Flights affected, motorways closed, Lahore first in air pollution

Lahore: Many districts of Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have come under heavy fog and smog.

Due to the bad air quality, Lahore remained the most polluted city in the world and the country in the early morning, where the Air Quality Index (AQI) was at 1,045, but the number of particulate meters was recorded at 910 in Lahore at 8:00am.

Meanwhile, Multan ranked second in air pollution where 806 particulate meters were recorded.

On the other hand, due to heavy fog and smog, Motorway M4 from Pindi Bhattian to Abdul Hakim, and from Abdul Hakim to Sher Shah is also closed. Motorway M5 Sher Shah to Sukkur and Sialkot Motorways are also closed to traffic.

Apart from this, more than 10 flights were also affected due to heavy fog and passengers had to face problems.

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