The Lahore air quality index today stands at 253, placing the city at the top of global pollution rankings as several neighbourhoods reported hazardous readings. The Air Quality Index, or AQI, is a score that shows how dirty the outdoor air is; higher numbers mean thicker pollution and greater health risk.
Local monitors showed a sharp gap between the citywide figure and the worst pockets. Burki Road and nearby areas recorded 520, the highest level in the city. Gulberg followed at 457, while the area around Government College University registered 392.
Where readings climbed highest
Other localities also posted dangerous scores. Samanabad stood at 363, Defence at 332, Model Town at 324 and Iqbal Town at 304. Achhra and adjoining neighbourhoods recorded 281. Together, the map points to widespread smog rather than a single hotspot.
Global air monitoring data showed northwesterly winds moving across Lahore at about 8 kilometres per hour. That breeze was not enough to clear the haze that pushed the Lahore air quality index today into the very unhealthy range for many residents.
What doctors are telling residents
Medical experts have urged people to cut unnecessary outdoor movement and to wear protective masks when they must go out. They have also advised keeping windows shut at homes and workplaces to limit exposure to polluted air.
For readers tracking earlier spikes, Lahore air quality index today hits 294 amid Punjab smog covers a previous citywide reading in the same seasonal pattern.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Lahore aaj duniya ka sab se zyada polluted shehar bataya gaya hai. Poore shehar ki AQI 253 hai, jab ke Burki Road par 520 tak pahunch gai. Doctors kehte hain ke be-zaroorat bahar na niklein, mask pehnen, aur ghar aur daftar ki khirkiyan band rakhein. Yeh hawa saans aur sehat ke liye khatarnaak hai, khas tor pe bachchon aur kamzor logo ke liye.
