Pakistani Province Declares Health Emergency Due to Smog and Locks Down 2 Cities

Pakistani Province Declares Health Emergency Due to Smog and Locks Down 2 Cities
People cross a road as smog envelopes the areas of Lahore, Pakistan, on Nov. 13, 2024. K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo
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LAHORE, Pakistan—A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities.

Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.