Overview

• The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast an average AQI near 165 for Friday with higher readings overnight, slight midday improvement, and renewed deterioration in the evening.
• Independent readings cited an AQI of about 183, placing Lahore as the second most polluted city in global rankings at the time of measurement.
• The Smog Monitoring Center issued a health advisory urging children, older adults, and people with respiratory conditions to limit exposure and use masks.
• Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb condemned crop-residue burning and asked residents to report environmental violations to helpline 1373.
• Meteorological observations showed high humidity around 77% and very light winds near 3 km/h, conditions that hinder dispersion and concentrate pollutants near the surface.