{
  "id": 17035495,
  "title": "Lahore ranks world’s most polluted major city as Punjab battles poor air quality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/lahore-ranks-worlds-most-polluted-major-city-as-punjab-battles-poor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T08:41:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2040684/lahore-ranks-worlds-most-polluted-major-city-as-punjab-battles-poor-air-quality"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "LAHORE: Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted major city on Thursday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 419, as air pollution levels remained high across Punjab ahead of the peak smog season . According to IQAir’s live global ranking for 10am to 11am on Oct 29, Lahore topped the list, followed by Cairo with an AQI of 274 and Delhi with 220. Karachi was ranked eighth, with an AQI of 165.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}