LAHORE – Pakistan’s second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, the government authorities said on Nov 3, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog that is several times above levels deemed dangerous. For days, the city of 14 million people has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and pollutants caused by low-grade diesel fumes, smoke from seasonal agricultural burning, and winter cooling. The air quality index, which measures a range of pollutants, ex
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2024-11-03 00:00:00.0