LAHORE – Rain and wind on Saturday reduced the density of thick smog thathad engulfed the city for the several days after smoke of the burning cropstubble in the adjoining Indian Punjab permeated Lahore and its adjoiningareas, alarming the people and government alike and forcing the citizens totake precautionary measures.
At 12 noon, the Air Quality Index (AQI) PM2.5 recorded Lahore’s average airpollution at 171 – the unhealthy level – that is significant reduction fromthe previous hazardous level.
The Punjab School Education Department on Thursday announced to close allschools in Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad for two days.
The Met department has predicted rain, wind/thunderstorm at scatteredplaces in south Punjab, Sindh and northeastern Balochistan, besides atisolated places in districts of upper Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. Snowfall isalso expected over mountain.
A spokesperson of Pakistan Meteorological Department told our correspondentthat upper parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan andKashmir will receive more rains during the next twelve to twenty four hours.
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The spokesperson said snowfall has also been reported on the mountains inGilgit Baltistan, Kashmir and Mansehra.
Besides, intermittent rain is continuing in different parts of the countryincluding Islamabad and Rawalpindi, which has increased the intensity ofcold.
