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Read more about the article Health Emergency Declared as Toxic Smog Chokes Pakistan and India
Vehicles and motorcyclists amid severe air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan, November 24, 2023. © 2023 K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo

Health Emergency Declared as Toxic Smog Chokes Pakistan and India

Air pollution in Pakistan and northern India has risen to dangerous levels in recent weeks, with the AQI nearing 1600 on Friday. 

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