Pakistan gripped by health emergency over 'unbearable' smog

Business hub Lahore shuts down after air quality called worst in the world

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Smog descends on Multan, Pakistan, a city in eastern Punjab province badly affected by deteriorating air quality nationwide.  © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Businessman Javed Ahmed is taking no chances with his family as Pakistan's business and banking hub Lahore shuts down over toxic smog that marked it as the world's most polluted city.

"I am working from home and we as a family have limited our outdoor activities to the minimum possible," he told Nikkei Asia. "As a Lahore resident, smog is not new for me. Still, I have not seen anything like the smog we're having now. It's unbearable."

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