A new PAQI report reveals severe air pollution in Islamabad & Rawalpindi is reducing life expectancy by 4 years, due to vehicle emissions.The capital city and its neighbour, Rawalpindi, face a severe environmental emergency. Once envisioned as orderly and modern urban centres, the twin cities now battle a toxic air pollution crisis. A new report warns that this “grey haze” is shortening the lives of residents by more than four years. The report titled ‘Unveiling Pakistan’s Air […]
The capital city and its neighbour, Rawalpindi, face a severe environmental emergency. Once envisioned as orderly and modern urban centres, the twin cities now battle a toxic air pollution crisis. A new report warns that this “grey haze” is shortening the lives of residents by more than four years.
The report titled ‘Unveiling Pakistan’s Air Pollution: A National Landscape Report on Health Risks, Sources and Solutions’ paints a grim picture. Compiled by the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI), the data reveals that this pollution is not industrial smog. Instead, it is the accumulated exhaust from daily commutes.
