LAHORE- The air quality index (AQI) of the provincial capital Lahore remained alarmingly high early Thursday morning with DHA Phase 8 at 1,254 and average at 822.
The Swiss IQAir chart of the most polluted cities showed Lahore still at the top with 784 and Indian capital Delhi at a distant second with 433 around 9am. The situation improved by midday as the AQI of Lahore fell to 496.
However, accrding to the Department of Environment, the AQI of Shimla Hills and the US Consulate area has been recorded at 876. It has warned of a possibility of further increase in the rate of smog in the coming days.