LAHORE: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday forecast smog/ fog in most of the regions of Punjab with cold and dry weather conditions.

According to PMD, dry weather is expected in most districts of Punjab. “Very cold and dry weather is also likely in Kashmir, Murree, Galliyat and surroundings. Smog (while shallow fog in patches during morning and night) may develop over a few plain areas.”

Meanwhile, Lahore continues to remain as the most-polluted city of the world in terms of air quality in the morning.

According to the data from IQAir, an air quality monitoring platform, Lahore’s Air Quality Index soared to a staggering ‘hazardous’ level of 455 in the early hours of the day, once again ranking as one of the most-polluted cities in the world.

While other cities of the province recorded AQI as Multan 615, Gujranwala 378, Sialkot 306 and Lahore 246 at 10pm.

Air pollution in Lahore is caused by a combination of vehicle and industrial emissions, smoke from brick kilns, burning of crop residue and general waste, and dust from construction sites.

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2025