# Severe Smog Crisis in Lahore

- Place: Lahore, Pakistan (31.5619, 74.3481)
- Published: 2026-11-08T10:34:18.723Z · expires 2026-11-15T10:34:18.723Z
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Air quality index reached 500 at Wagah Border station in Lahore, per The Express Tribune.

Construction workers struggle as thick smog chokes the city, reports The Australian.

Residents demand government intervention as the smog envelops Lahore, Arabnews.pk notes.

Lahore's air pollution levels have reached dangerous thresholds, with health officials warning of respiratory risks due to particulate matter concentrations.

## Sources

- [Residents demand government intervention as thick smog envelopes Pakistan’s Lahore](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxQWUxRbUZhRndrcERmSkRiN1VyMHR1dDdsa1RuM1JDcmxMZnNWSndTNHI3N0o1NExydkRBZS1oS2FCak1TbnBHNlRmN2U5ZUpKUEk0dTJlYW85ODJnNUstSld4WGxYa241MV9INDBJeTZkMWxWbnM1dTU0UlFZN0Nmb3VkaE93R1JsdE0zMFNNNEVKZWpDaHlqU2ExSmRhb0szRzZER2FyaUk5NVBiWGV2UnV4ZHZ1bnVJRjM5bFZmWQ?oc=5) · arabnews.pk · 2026-11-07
- [Construction workers struggle as smog chokes Pakistan’s Lahore](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1AFBVV95cUxNWURIcWtuel8zbWR5UGZJU3pFdW4zSWpzZmNyRXlYY1p6eEtmTkNsMWxGWWlaNkxHSzUxTThKdDZSNGN1UUdCbU8zMFk5cU05OTNjTWhyajNIVG01bFE2YnJMajFZeHVxalNlZWRiM2NkVXk1QzJKZUxWUG5oV2VlazM3aExXVGxhZThTRWpCcmU0LXUtU1Q5MllLcTFvWV9kU2NxUFgtZU1mSzZoZzBucklUYzBOeEhRODhGb3EwMkFDcXJXT2wtNXRoNTNERnV5bGhiOA?oc=5) · theaustralian.com.au · 2026-11-07
- [AQI reaches 500 at Wagah Border station in Lahore amid smog — The Express Tribune](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxOaTF3b3o0OGdZRll6ek9LNGRsb0RwMng5eklvSllwSThJYmxyT0lOcFV2eWhqZTE3Y0JlanB0V0c1Und1U3FnWXU3VkZmWnlsMTFPZEt1Z3NUX1BqWWFvVU5FNTVHVTFpcTE3VzJHQmdyamFuWXA5Uk5OTVJ6bW9UQVM4VER4X0daM2lCajNmbE5OT0Q1SWpZZ2lRT1ljZTJOTFFfUHNjU3ZuQ0xycTh5YUNhN1NUR2M?oc=5) · ua.news · 2026-11-08
- [Construction workers struggle as smog chokes Pakistan's Lahore](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxQaV9WbHktWFBsc3hWVVNSNzF2eG1pRlZ0b29kMlQzdG1INGc1RkNDVGczV1pDMUR0a2VyRjYwR29yak43ZTNaNE1DWkpPYXNCMlo0UTU5dWN1SXdDQzJROThLQi1fdmt2dl9wNG5ITmtXTlpMbzIyYWpkWTJYRGJBNDJIWnNRNVQybFFCdENodnAyV2Fn?oc=5) · yahoo.com · 2026-11-07

## Open data shown on the globe

- Smog in the air · Open-Meteo · CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service): PM2.5 over Lahore: 31.7 µg/m³ · 2.1× WHO's daily guideline; NO₂ 22.7 µg/m³ · US AQI 172 · highest nearby 103 µg/m³; model of the air right now · check: https://www.windy.com/-PM2-5-pm2p5?cams,pm2p5,31.56,74.35,7