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Lahore ranks First among the Most Polluted Cities in the World

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Among the most polluted cities in the world, Lahore, the capital of Punjab, came first, while Karachi was ranked 9th.

A new list has been released by IQ Air, a website showing the AQI level of the most polluted cities. Lahore has come out on top with an AQI level of 228.

In the list, the Indian Capital New Delhi is at the second position with an AQI of 186, while the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka is at the third position with an AQI of 184.

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The Chinese city of Wuhan is 4th and Tanzania’s Shenyang is 5th in the list.

Among the most polluted cities in the world, Doha, the capital of Qatar, came to the sixth place.

The Indian city of Mumbai is ranked 7th in pollution and the Polish city of Krakow is 8th.

Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city by population, is ranked ninth on the list with an AQI level of 164.

Staff Reporter

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