For the first time in a month, Karachi’s air quality declined to “very unhealthy” as smog continues to linger in several areas of the nation due to the ongoing pollution issue.
On Saturday morning, the port city’s air quality index (AQI) value skyrocketed to 212, making it the world’s most polluted large metropolis according to the Swiss firm, IQAir.
Around 9:20 a.m., the concentration of harmful PM2.5 particles in Karachi’s air was 27.4 times greater than the WHO’s recommended level.
For the first time in a month, the city’s air quality briefly above the 200-point barrier, which is considered “very unhealthy” for humans, according to the air quality monitor’s depiction of the city’s declining air quality.
