Overview

• Officials say the AI tool can forecast air quality up to four months ahead and assess polluted air drifting from India.
• EPA reports the system is live with real-time AQI data across 18 districts, with public dashboards sharing timely readings.
• Lahore’s air quality improved after overnight rain, recorded at 62 in the morning and expected to reach 92 later, according to the early warning report.
• Industries are connected to an online EPA control system for real-time emissions monitoring, with non-compliant units facing FIRs, fines, sealing or demolition.
• Measures underway include 41 monitoring stations set to expand to 100, over 300,000 vehicle fitness tests, expanded electric-bus service, crop-residue burning bans, smog guns, mobile clinics and a drone-led Environment Protection Force.