{"id":3995,"date":"2025-10-28T09:36:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:36:46","slug":"lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Lahore becomes world&#8217;s most polluted city with &#8216;hazardous&#8217; air quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-10-28\/630877_8303325_updates.jpg\" alt=\"School children cross a road amid dense smog in Lahore on October 27, 2025. \u2014 AFP\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">School children cross a road amid dense smog in Lahore on October 27, 2025. \u2014 AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Lahore&#8217;s early morning AQI shoots up to as high as 424 early.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Swiss monitor IQAir reports Karachi&#8217;s AQI standing at 174.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">New Delhi ranks second most polluted city with 276 AQI.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\"\/>\n<p>Citizens of Lahore continue to reel under dense smog, driven by worsening air pollution, with the Swiss air quality monitor, IQAir, reporting the city&#8217;s air quality index (AQI) recorded at 329, &#8220;hazardous&#8221; at around 9am.<\/p>\n<p>The metropolis&#8217;s AQI had shot up to as high as 424 earlier in the morning, with the level of deadly particulate matter (PM2.5) pollutants, the fine particulate matter in the air that causes the most damage to health, reaching 287 \u00b5g\/m\u00b3.<\/p>\n<p>The Punjab&#8217;s capital is not the only city on the list as the country&#8217;s financial hub, Karachi, ranked third with an AQI of 174, which is termed &#8220;unhealthy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 819 \/ 610;\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\" class=\"\" style=\"position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px;\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-10-28\/630877_9475158_updates.png\" alt=\"\u2014 IQAir\" width=\"819\" height=\"610\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">\n<p>\u2014 IQAir<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, India&#8217;s capital, New Delhi, was ranked as the second most polluted city with an AQI of 276, which is termed &#8220;very unhealthy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The severe air quality coincides with the onset of winter, when cooler temperatures, stagnant winds, and emissions from vehicles, factories and crop burning trap pollutants close to the ground across Punjab.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-10-28\/630877_4622654_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Lahores AQI and PM2.5 levels.\u00a0 \u2014 IQAir\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">\n<p>Lahore&#8217;s AQI and PM2.5 levels.\u00a0 \u2014 IQAir<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every winter, much of South Asia experiences a surge in pollution as cold air traps fine particles near the surface. Emissions from transport, factories, construction dust and crop residue burning all contribute to the dense smog that lingers for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Health experts warn that prolonged exposure to such high pollution levels can lead to severe health issues, including stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and chronic respiratory illnesses \u2014 a growing concern for millions across South Asia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            setTimeout(function(){\n                var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n                scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                scriptElement.setAttribute=\"async\";\n                scriptElement.src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/lazysizes.min.js\";\n                document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n            }, 1000);\n            \/\/setTimeout(function(){ $('.medium-insert-images').find('figure').show() }, 3000);\n            var loadDeferredJS = function() {\n              var lazyloadjs = ['https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/lazysizes.min.js'];\n              var alljs = ['https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/ui\/thirdparty.js?ver=133'];\n              var jqueryjs = ['https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/ui\/jquery.min_new.js?ver=43'];\n              var bootstrapjs = ['https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/ui\/bootstarp.js?ver=55'];\n              var sliderjs = ['https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/ui\/swiper.min.js'];\n              var firebaseappjs = ['https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/firebasejs\/8.10.1\/firebase-app.js'];\n              var firebasejs = ['https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/firebasejs\/8.10.1\/firebase-analytics.js','https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/firebasejs\/8.10.1\/firebase-messaging.js'];\n              var firebasejs_tokenjs = ['https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/push_notification.js?v=1.511'];\n              var alljscustom = ['https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/ui\/my.js?ver=232366','https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/mycustom.js?ver=646'];\n              \/*setTimeout(function(){\n                  lazyloadjs.forEach(function (item,index) { \n                      var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n                      scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      scriptElement.src = item;\n                      document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n                  });\n              }, 500);*\/\n                                    setTimeout(function(){\n                          jqueryjs.forEach(function (item,index) { \n                              var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n                              scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                              scriptElement.src = item;\n                              document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n                          });\n                    }, 1000);\n                    \/\/ setTimeout(function(){\n                    \/\/       bootstrapjs.forEach(function (item,index) { \n                    \/\/           var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n                    \/\/           scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                    \/\/           scriptElement.src = item;\n                    \/\/           document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n                    \/\/       });\n                    \/\/ }, 2000);\n                                    setTimeout(function(){\n                      firebaseappjs.forEach(function (item,index) { \n                          var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n                          scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                          scriptElement.src = item;\n                          document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n                      });\n                    }, 2500);\n                    setTimeout(function(){\n                      firebasejs.forEach(function (item,index) { \n                          var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n                          scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                          scriptElement.src = item;\n                          document.head.appendChild(scriptElement);\n                      });\n                    }, 4000);\n                    setTimeout(function(){\n                      firebasejs_tokenjs.forEach(function (item,index) { \n                                                        var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n                              scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                              scriptElement.src = item;\n                              document.head.appendChild(scriptElement);\n                                                });\n                    }, 6000);\n              const jqueryIntervalcheck = setInterval(function () {\n                if(typeof jQuery !== \"undefined\"){\n                    clearInterval(jqueryIntervalcheck);\n                                            setTimeout(function(){\n                              sliderjs.forEach(function (item,index) {\n                                  if(item == 'https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/front\/js\/ui\/swiper.min.js'){\n                                    var story_embed_gallery = $('.story-area').find('.embedgallery').length;\n                                    \/\/var story_embed_gallery = 0;\n                                    if(parseInt(story_embed_gallery) > 0){\n                                      var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n                                      scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                                      scriptElement.src = item;\n                                      document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n                                    }\n                                  }\n                              });\n                        }, 100);\n                        setTimeout(function(){\n                          alljscustom.forEach(function (item,index) {\n                                var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n                                scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                                scriptElement.src = item;\n                                document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n                          });\n                        }, 1300);\n                    \/*const jqueryIntervalcount = setInterval(function () {\n    if(typeof jQuery !== \"undefined\"){\n        clearInterval(jqueryIntervalcount);*\/\n        if($('.infogram-embed').length > 0 || $('embedinfogram').length > 0)\n        {\n            !function (e, t, n, s) {\n                var i = \"InfogramEmbeds\", o = e.getElementsByTagName(t)[0], d = \/^http:\/.test(e.location) ? \"http:\" : \"https:\";\n                if (\/^\\\/{2}\/.test(s) && (s = d + s), window[i] && window[i].initialized)window[i].process && window[i].process(); else if (!e.getElementById(n)) {\n                    var a = e.createElement(t);\n                    a.async = 1, a.id = n, a.src = s, o.parentNode.insertBefore(a, o)\n                }\n            }(document, \"script\", \"infogram-async\", \"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");\n        }\n        if($('.flourishClass').length > 0)\n        {\n            var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n            scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n            scriptElement.setAttribute=\"async\";\n            scriptElement.src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\";\n            document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n        }\n        if($('.apester-media').length > 0)\n        {\n            var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n            scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n            scriptElement.setAttribute=\"async\";\n            scriptElement.src=\"https:\/\/static.apester.com\/js\/sdk\/latest\/apester-sdk.js\";\n            document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n        }\n        if($('.twitter-tweet').length > 0)\n        {\n            var tweetObj = document.getElementsByClassName('tweetPost');\n            var counter_tweet = 0;\n            if (tweetObj.length == 0) {\n                tweetObj = document.getElementsByClassName('twitter-tweet');\n                $.each(tweetObj, function (i, v) {\n                    $(this).attr('id', 'twitter-post-widget-' + i);\n                });\n            } else {\n                $.each(tweetObj, function (i, v) {\n                    if($(this).find('.twitter-tweet').length > 0){\n                        $(this).find('.twitter-tweet').attr('id', 'twitter-post-widget-' + counter_tweet);\n                        counter_tweet++;\n                    }\n                });\n            }\n            $.getScript('https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js', function () {\n                var k = 0;\n                var tweet = document.getElementById('twitter-post-widget-' + k);\n                var tweetParent, tweetID;\n                while (tweet) {\n                    tweetParent = tweet.parentNode;\n                    \/\/tweetID = tweet.dataset.tweetId;\n                    tweetID = tweetParent.getAttribute(\"id\");\n                    if(tweetID === null){\n                      tweetID = tweet.dataset.tweetId;\n                    }\n                    \/\/var tweetVideoClass = tweet.getAttribute('class').split(' ')[0];\n                    $(tweet).remove();\n                    twttr.widgets.createTweet(\n                        tweetID,\n                        tweetParent\n                    );\n                    k++;\n                    tweet = document.getElementById('twitter-post-widget-' + k);\n                }\n            });\n            \/*==============*\/\n            var tweetObjVid = document.getElementsByClassName('tweetVideo');\n            var counter_tweet = 0;\n            if (tweetObjVid.length == 0) {\n                tweetObjVid = document.getElementsByClassName('twitter-video');\n                $.each(tweetObjVid, function (i, v) {\n                    $(this).attr('id', 'twitter-vid-widget-' + i);\n                });\n            } else {\n                $.each(tweetObjVid, function (i, v) {\n                    if($(this).find('.twitter-video').length > 0){\n                        $(this).find('.twitter-tweet').attr('id', 'twitter-vid-widget-' + counter_tweet);\n                        counter_tweet++;\n                    }\n                });\n            }\n            $.getScript('\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js', function () {\n                var v = 0;\n                var tweetVid = document.getElementById('twitter-vid-widget-' + v);\n                var tweetParentVid, tweetIDVid;\n                while (tweetVid) {\n                    tweetParentVid = tweetVid.parentNode;\n                    \/\/tweetIDVid = tweetVid.dataset.tweetId;\n                    tweetIDVid = tweetParentVid.getAttribute(\"id\");\n                    if(tweetIDVid === null){\n                      tweetIDVid = tweet.dataset.tweetId;\n                    }\n                    $(tweetVid).remove();\n                    twttr.widgets.createVideo(\n                        tweetIDVid,\n                        tweetParentVid\n                    );\n                    v++;\n                    tweetVid = document.getElementById('twitter-vid-widget-' + v);\n                }\n            });\n        }\n        if($('.instagram-media').length > 0){\n            var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n            scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n            scriptElement.setAttribute=\"async\";\n            scriptElement.src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\";\n            document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n        }\n        if($('.tiktok-embed').length > 0){\n            var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n            scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n            scriptElement.setAttribute=\"async\";\n            scriptElement.src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\";\n            document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n        }\n        if($('.threadsPost').length > 0){\n            var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n            scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n            scriptElement.setAttribute=\"async\";\n            scriptElement.src=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/embed.js\";\n            document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n        }\n        if($('.fb-video').length > 0 || $('.fb-post').length > 0){\n            var container_width = $(window).width();\n             if(container_width < 500){\n                if($('.fb-video').length > 0){\n                    let embed_url = $('.fb-video').attr('data-href');\n                    let htmla=\"\n<div style=\"float:none;\" class=\"fb_embed_section fb-video\" data-href=\"\"+embed_url+'\" data-width=\"380\" data-show-text=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n';\n                    $('.fb-video').parent('.embed_external_url').html(htmla);\n                }\n                else{\n                    let embed_url = $('.fb-post').attr('data-href');\n                    let htmla=\"\n<div style=\"float:none;\" class=\"fb_embed_section fb-post\" data-href=\"\"+embed_url+'\" data-width=\"380\" data-show-text=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n';\n                }                \n            }\n            $('body').prepend('\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n');\n            var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n            scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n            scriptElement.setAttribute=\"async\";\n            scriptElement.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.11&appId=580305968816694\";\n            document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n        }\n        var scriptElement=document.createElement('script');\n        scriptElement.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n        scriptElement.setAttribute=\"async\";\n        scriptElement.src=\"\/\/dcc4iyjchzom0.cloudfront.net\/widget\/loader.js\";\n        document.body.appendChild(scriptElement);\n    \/*}\n},100);*\/                }\n              },100);\n            };\n            var raf = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.mozRequestAnimationFrame ||\n            window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame || window.msRequestAnimationFrame;\n            var loadDeferredJSCaptcha = function() {\n                var addJSNode = document.getElementById(\"captchejs\");\n                var replacement = document.createElement(\"div\");\n                replacement.innerHTML = addJSNode.textContent;\n                document.body.appendChild(replacement);\n                addJSNode.parentElement.removeChild(addJSNode);\n            };\n            window.addEventListener('load', loadDeferredJS);\n                            \/\/window.addEventListener('load', loadDeferredJSCaptcha);\n                      <\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n+&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;+<br \/>\n|           Mehar Ahmad Raza<br \/>\n|<br \/>\n| Facebook: @meharahmadrazaofficials<br \/>\n| WhatsApp: +923234842661<br \/>\n| TikTok: @meharahmadrazaofficial<br \/>\n+&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School children cross a road amid dense smog in Lahore on October 27, 2025. \u2014 AFP Lahore&#8217;s early morning AQI&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1079,650,1078,100,1077,1080,1076],"class_list":["post-3995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","tag-air","tag-city","tag-hazardous","tag-lahore","tag-polluted","tag-quality","tag-worlds"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lahore becomes world&#039;s most polluted city with &#039;hazardous&#039; air quality - D9 News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lahore becomes world&#039;s most polluted city with &#039;hazardous&#039; air quality - D9 News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"School children cross a road amid dense smog in Lahore on October 27, 2025. \u2014 AFP Lahore&#8217;s early morning AQI&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"D9 News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100063909317225\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-28T09:36:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-10-28\/630877_8303325_updates.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mehar Ahmad Raza\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mehar Ahmad Raza\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mehar Ahmad Raza\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/person\/79a34903cf1e71fd2ee210cc34367d28\"},\"headline\":\"Lahore becomes world&#8217;s most polluted city with &#8216;hazardous&#8217; air quality\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-28T09:36:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/\"},\"wordCount\":308,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/l_630877_095123_updates.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"air\",\"city\",\"hazardous\",\"Lahore\",\"polluted\",\"quality\",\"worlds\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Latest\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/\",\"name\":\"Lahore becomes world's most polluted city with 'hazardous' air quality - D9 News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/l_630877_095123_updates.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-28T09:36:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/l_630877_095123_updates.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/l_630877_095123_updates.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":390},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lahore becomes world&#8217;s most polluted city with &#8216;hazardous&#8217; air quality\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/\",\"name\":\"D9 News HD\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"D9 News HD Pakistan No.1 Web Media Network\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cropped-channels4_profile.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cropped-channels4_profile.jpg\",\"width\":104,\"height\":105,\"caption\":\"D9 News HD Pakistan No.1 Web Media Network\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100063909317225\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@d9newsofficial\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/person\/79a34903cf1e71fd2ee210cc34367d28\",\"name\":\"Mehar Ahmad Raza\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c75eac081d03fb714b00691eb3bfedcf10391fc68c4e5519ec80b6ff58d7d77a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c75eac081d03fb714b00691eb3bfedcf10391fc68c4e5519ec80b6ff58d7d77a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mehar Ahmad Raza\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/author\/ahmadraza\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lahore becomes world's most polluted city with 'hazardous' air quality - D9 News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lahore becomes world's most polluted city with 'hazardous' air quality - D9 News","og_description":"School children cross a road amid dense smog in Lahore on October 27, 2025. \u2014 AFP Lahore&#8217;s early morning AQI&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/","og_site_name":"D9 News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100063909317225","article_published_time":"2025-10-28T09:36:46+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-10-28\/630877_8303325_updates.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Mehar Ahmad Raza","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mehar Ahmad Raza","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/"},"author":{"name":"Mehar Ahmad Raza","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/person\/79a34903cf1e71fd2ee210cc34367d28"},"headline":"Lahore becomes world&#8217;s most polluted city with &#8216;hazardous&#8217; air quality","datePublished":"2025-10-28T09:36:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/"},"wordCount":308,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/l_630877_095123_updates.jpg","keywords":["air","city","hazardous","Lahore","polluted","quality","worlds"],"articleSection":["Latest"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/","url":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/","name":"Lahore becomes world's most polluted city with 'hazardous' air quality - D9 News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/l_630877_095123_updates.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-28T09:36:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/l_630877_095123_updates.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/l_630877_095123_updates.jpg","width":700,"height":390},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/lahore-becomes-worlds-most-polluted-city-with-hazardous-air-quality\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lahore becomes world&#8217;s most polluted city with &#8216;hazardous&#8217; air quality"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/","name":"D9 News HD","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#organization","name":"D9 News HD Pakistan No.1 Web Media Network","url":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cropped-channels4_profile.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cropped-channels4_profile.jpg","width":104,"height":105,"caption":"D9 News HD Pakistan No.1 Web Media Network"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100063909317225","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@d9newsofficial"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/person\/79a34903cf1e71fd2ee210cc34367d28","name":"Mehar Ahmad Raza","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c75eac081d03fb714b00691eb3bfedcf10391fc68c4e5519ec80b6ff58d7d77a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c75eac081d03fb714b00691eb3bfedcf10391fc68c4e5519ec80b6ff58d7d77a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mehar Ahmad Raza"},"url":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/author\/ahmadraza\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}