Isra Imtiaz

Oct 7, 2023 | thefridaytimes.com | Sanval Nasim |Isra Imtiaz |Shotaro Nakamura |Arman Razaee

In a previous article, the authors detailed how South Asia experiences some of the worst air quality in the world, which poses a significant risk to human health. In Lahore—Pakistan’s second most populous city and the capital of Punjab province—reducing particulate matter (PM2.5) levels to the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) standards would lead an average resident to gain 7.5 life years.