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Our founder @abido spoke at #TEDxLahore on our global air pollution problem on 29 July 2018.
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#Smog #AirPollution #AirQuality #BreatheLife
youtu.be/JP-jedfj4Pc – at Karachi, Pakistan
The Center for Air Pollution and Environment (CAPE at LUMS) is a state-of-the-art independent research laboratory and a particulate-matter sampling network in Lahore, Pakistan, established this October 2026.
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Thank you for citing our seminal landscape report.
Available here to download:
zenodo.org/records/17629179
Lahore 🇵🇰 was ranked the world’s most polluted 🫁city yesterday morning, with an AQI of 419 according to IQAir. Karachi was eighth.
A new national report from the #Pakistan Air Quality Initiative links #airpollution to around 128,000 premature deaths a year in Pakistan and an average loss of 3.9 years of life expectancy.
In Lahore that loss could reach up to seven years. The city’s average annual PM2.5 is above 110 µg/m³, more than 22 times the @WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
Measures already on the table could cut pollutants by up to half, a major opportunity for preventing #NCDs and protecting lung health.
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Better data. Better decisions. Cleaner air.
Today at Pakistan’s Clean Air Conference, we presented Hawanama’s operational air-quality forecasts; up to 3 days ahead.
A decision support system for proactive policymaking.
Explore: hawanama.org/
Forecasts give authorities time to prepare. Open data helps researchers, journalists and communities use the evidence.
Built by PAQI, advancing clean air since 2016.
Explore at: hawanama.org/
What powers Hawanama?
Ground monitors, satellite observations, weather data and an emissions inventory covering all source sectors.
Explore pollution maps, fire detections and forecasts.
Or ask questions about the air and get answers in plain language. @LahoreSmog
PAQI is at the 2026 Climate and Clean Air Coalition Annual Meeting in Bangkok with one central question: how do we bring meaningful action on super pollutants to Pakistan? @CCACoalition
One important focus is black carbon. 🧵
Air pollution is a national emergency, but many solutions are already within reach.
The challenge is to turn evidence into locally relevant action—and action into measurable reductions.
Read our national landscape report:
zenodo.org/records/17629179
This is especially important in Pakistan’s mountain regions, where deposited black carbon can accelerate the melting of snow and ice.
An inventory is a starting point, not the final answer.
We must connect emissions estimates with ambient measurements and atmospheric modelling to determine which sources affect which communities—and which interventions can deliver measurable reductions.
Pakistan is not starting from zero.
PAQI’s nationwide, district-level inventory estimates that covered sources emitted 61.88 kilotonnes of black carbon in 2023–24—5.9% above 2015–16.
Black carbon is produced by incomplete combustion—from sources including diesel engines, brick kilns, industry, household fuels, and crop and waste burning.
Reducing these emissions can improve air quality while delivering near-term climate benefits.
@LahoreSmog
Solving air pollution requires three things:
1️⃣ Identifying the sources.
2️⃣ Weighing the cost-benefit of mitigation actions.
3️⃣ Evidence-based policy implementation.
🚗 Live Now: The Alpha Release (Transportation) We are starting with the largest polluting sector. Because this crisis is too urgent to wait behind closed doors, our early-stage prototype is live. We are currently verifying the data, Emission Factors, and VKTs, but this baseline is here to start a conversation.
Take a look at your district's transport footprint. What stands out to you? Let us know your thoughts.
🔗 Explore and download the data from our Alpha prototype here: emissions.web.app/
Stay tuned for more from the PAQI team.
🚨 Pakistan has officially been ranked the most polluted country on Earth.
With Faisalabad (98.8 µg/m³), Rahim Yar Khan (92.6 µg/m³), and Lahore (88.9 µg/m³) leading the crisis, 4 of the world's top 10 most polluted cities are right here.
But how do we fix it? Read our latest article on why we must move from panic to data-driven policy.
🚨 PAQI Update: Nov 2025 Smog Analysis
Data confirms a major relief: Lahore avoided the "Hazardous" emergency of last November.
✅ Peak Intensity
📉 56%: Max daily spike dropped to 237 µg/m³ (vs. 539 last year).
We saw zero days above 300 AQI.
✅ Baseline
📉 37%: Monthly average pollution lowered to 181 µg/m³.
⚠️ The Verdict: The reduction of peak episodes is likely due to favorable meteorology. However, air quality remained "Very Unhealthy" and exceeded PEQS limits every single day.
Inaugurating the first Clean Air Summit in Pakistan, @Marriyum_A speaks about the importance of political will, under the leadership of Chief Minister @MaryamNSharif for a smog-less Punjab.
