Pakistan’s second-largest city held the top spot on a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities after recording its highest-ever pollution reading of 1900. IE 11 is not supported.

Hotan, the only Chinese city in the top 20, followed Lahore with PM2.5 levels of 94.3, an improvement from 101.5 in 2021. The next two cities in the rankings were in India: Bhiwadi, on New Delhi ...

Lahore was once known as a city of gardens, which were ubiquitous during the Mughal era from the 16th to 19th centuries. But rapid urbanization and surging population growth have left little room ...