{
  "id": 17762077,
  "title": "Lahore's air quality index crosses 530 as pollution reaches hazardous levels",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/lahores-air-quality-index-crosses-530-as-pollution-reaches-hazardous-17762077",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T06:39:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2041584/lahores-air-quality-index-crosses-530-as-pollution-reaches-hazardous-levels"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LAHORE: Air pollution in Lahore reached hazardous levels on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing 530 and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations climbing to 343 micrograms per cubic metre. Several other cities in Punjab also recorded extremely high pollution levels, according to air quality monitoring platform IQAir. At 8am, IQAir recorded an AQI of 535 in Lahore, placing the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Lahore’s Air Quality Index crosses 530 as pollution reaches hazardous levels across Punjab",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/lahores-air-quality-index-crosses-530-as-pollution-reaches-hazardous-17762877",
        "published": "2026-11-02T07:32:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}