{
  "id": 11324312,
  "title": "Lahore ranks fifth in Punjab AQI as pollution levels rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lahore-ranks-fifth-in-punjab-aqi-as-pollution-levels-rise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T01:13:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1561254/lahore-ranks-fifth-in-punjab-aqi-as-pollution-levels-rise/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lahore ranked fifth among cities in Punjab for air pollution on Thursday, with the citywide Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching around 170, placing it in the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” category, according to the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency’s real-time monitoring system. The official Punjab AQI dashboard showed Lahore at 169 at noon, based on readings […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}