{
  "id": 18296728,
  "title": "Lahore’s air pollution a year-round problem, worsened by winter and agricultural burning: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/lahores-air-pollution-a-year-round-problem-worsened-by-winter-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T11:34:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2042329/lahores-air-pollution-a-year-round-problem-worsened-by-winter-and-agricultural-burning-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LAHORE: Lahore's air pollution remains a year-round problem, exacerbated by winter weather and agricultural burning, according to a recent analysis. The environmental monitoring project 'Hamari Hawa' found that the city's fine particulate matter pollution exceeded Pakistan's prescribed standards throughout the past 12 months, with monthly averages ranging from 40 to 183 micrograms per cubic metre from October 2025 to October 2026. The analysis attributed the winter increase to a sharp decline in the atmospheric mixing layer, which allows pollutants to accumulate near the ground, even without an increase in emissions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}