ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been ranked among World top countries hit worst byair Pollution, media report have revealed.
Pakistan is one of the countries that will be hit the hardest by climatechange and we are already seeing some of its impact with smog becoming aregular feature in Punjab.
Air pollution is the leading cause of deaths in the country and secondhighest in the world, according to a report called “State of Global Air”,by the US-based Health Effects Institute and the University of BritishColumbia.
According to that report, over 52% of the households in the country havebeen exposed to air pollution which has caused the deaths of an estimated128,000 people in the country.
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Earlier this year, Former Federal Minister for Information andBroadcasting, Nisar A Memon had said:
It is a challenge to our political leadership to address: estimated 135,000deaths per year attributed to ambient air pollution – the leading cause ofsickness and deaths in Pakistan.
