Tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore are at risk of respiratory disease because of poor air quality related to thick smog hanging over the region, an international rights group says.
A cyclist pushes his laden bike through smog, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Amnesty International issues "Urgent Action" saying every person in Lahore at risk. Heavy smog has enveloped many cities of Punjab province, causing highway accidents and respiratory problems, and forcing many residents to stay home.
Amnesty says Pakistani officials’ inadequate response to the smog raises significant human rights concerns. Mohydin said on one out of every two days since the beginning of November the air quality in Lahore has been classified as “hazardous” by air quality monitors installed by the United States Consulate in Lahore and the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative.
She said the so-called “smog season,” which runs from October to February, is when poor fuel quality, uncontrolled emissions and crop burning worsens the quality of the already unhealthy air in eastern Punjab Province, where Lahore is the capital. “The fast blowing winds brought thick smog from India to Lahore and the international community should pressure India to take measures for controlling air pollution as it also affects us,” said Naseem-Ur-Rahman Shah, who heads the provincial Environment Protection Department in Punjab.
“People should not expose themselves to smog because it is harmful,” he said. “We are also taking steps to control air pollution in Punjab.”
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