Smog engulfed Pakistani skies on Wednesday as air quality continued to hover in the “hazardous” category, according to IQAir.
Of the major cities globally, IQAir ranked Lahore as the most polluted again on Wednesday, between 11am to noon, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 425, with levels above 300 being considered “hazardous”.
The Punjab government’s readings for the same hour showed that Muzaffargarh and Nankana Sahib’s AQI levels were at 500.
Men play football amid smog and air pollution during the early morning in Lahore, Pakistan on November 11, 2026. —ReutersPedestrians walk along a street amid dense smog in Multan on November 11, 2026. —AFPThe sun rises amid smog and air pollution in the early morning in Karachi, Pakistan on November 11, 2026. —ReutersA worker sweeps a road amid smog and air pollution in the early morning in Multan, Pakistan on November 11, 2026. —ReutersA man crosses a busy street amid dense smog in Multan on November 11, 2026. —AFPWomen walk inside a park amid smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 11, 2026. —AFPPeople exercise outdoors amid smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 11, 2026. —AFPCommuters ride along a street amid dense smog in Multan on November 11, 2026. —AFPA man exercises in a park amid smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 11, 2026. —AFPA woman walks wearing a mask amid smog and air pollution during the early morning in Lahore, Pakistan on November 11, 2026. —ReutersA man pulls a pitch roller amid smog and air pollution during the early morning in Lahore, Pakistan on November 11, 2026. —Reuters
Header image: A man rides a motorcycle amid smog and air pollution in the early morning in Multan, Pakistan on November 11, 2026. —Reuters
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