Lahore Tops World’s Most Polluted Cities as Smog Season Grips Punjab — AQI, Health Risks and Precautions
By Daniyal Sheikh | October 23, 2026 | Updated: October 23, 2026 Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted major city on Thursday, October 23, 2026, as the annual smog season tightened its grip on Punjab. The provincial capital topped IQAir’s live global ranking with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 189 — in the…