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Air quality in Pakistan today

Right now the most polluted of the 19 Pakistan cities we cover is Jhang Sadr at AQI 189 (Unhealthy); the cleanest is Muzaffarābād at 55.

US EPA AQI, modelled from the CAMS forecast. Refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

Cities in Pakistan, worst air first

US AQI now in Pakistan
#	City	AQI	Category	Population
1	Jhang Sadr Punjab	189	Unhealthy	0.6 m people
2	Faisalabad Punjab	178	Unhealthy	3.8 m people
3	Chunian Punjab	178	Unhealthy	0.6 m people
4	Arifwala Punjab	177	Unhealthy	0.9 m people
5	Multan Punjab	157	Unhealthy	2.2 m people
6	Lahore Punjab	156	Unhealthy	13 m people
7	Sargodha Punjab	153	Unhealthy	1.0 m people
8	Gujranwala Punjab	152	Unhealthy	2.5 m people
9	Dera Ismail Khan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	130	Sensitive groups	0.8 m people
10	Sialkot Punjab	129	Sensitive groups	0.9 m people
11	Bannu Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	116	Sensitive groups	1.4 m people
12	Bahawalpur Punjab	107	Sensitive groups	0.9 m people
13	Islamabad Capital	103	Sensitive groups	0.6 m people
14	Karachi Sindh	100	Moderate	12 m people
15	Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	99	Moderate	4.8 m people
16	Hyderabad Sindh	90	Moderate	1.9 m people
17	Quetta Balochistan	61	Moderate	1.6 m people
18	Battagram Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	61	Moderate	0.7 m people
19	Muzaffarābād Azad Kashmir	55	Moderate	0.7 m people

Good 0–50
Moderate 51–100
Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
Unhealthy 151–200
Very unhealthy 201–300
Hazardous 301–500

Each city’s value is the CAMS model at the city’s coordinates, scored on the US EPA AQI. It is an estimate, not a station reading. How we calculate it.

Cities in Pakistan, worst air first

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