LAHORE: Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said changing wind patterns were bringing polluted air from Indian cities into Pakistan, making regional cooperation essential to tackle the recurring smog problem.

“Transboundary pollution can affect even countries with stringent environmental controls, as demonstrated by the forest fires in Indonesia that has recently deteriorated air quality in Singapore. Smoke carried by winds spreads across the region and pollutes the atmosphere,” Ms Aurangzeb said in a statement.

She said that vehicular and industrial emissions remained major sources of air pollution. Exhaust from cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles contributed to deteriorating air quality, while emissions from power plants, refineries, shipping and manufacturing also added to the pollution burden.

Published in Dawn, October 9th, 2026