Lahore, Pakistan has the most toxic air in the world, and it has caused many of the citizens to become sick. Lahore with 10 million citizens has an AQI, which measures how healthy the air is, reading at over 500. 100 is considered by most countries to be unhealthy air quality, but because of how high Pakistan\u2019s AQI usually is they consider 200 to be a satisfactory level for air quality. In 2015, 135,000 Pakistanis died from air pollution. As Lahore becomes a more urbanized city, the air quality continues to become worse causing air quality levels to rarely drop below hazardous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While all citizens in Lahore are affected by hazardous air quality, those who live on $1,600 a year are affected much more. Staying inside, hiding from the smog is not an option for Pakistani citizens who must leave their house to earn a living to support their families. Therefore, the lower class citizens of Lahore are at a disadvantage compared to the higher class citizens in regard to the air quality. Upper class citizens can afford to stay in their houses, but the lower class is forced to leave and expose themselves to the dangerous air quality simply because they have to support their families. Most Pakistanis can\u2019t afford to buy air purifiers to try to lessen the effects the hazardous air quality has on the Pakistani citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Young Pakistani activists, however, are trying to push the government to have more sustainable economic climate policies to lessen the toxic air in Lahore. The young activists protested in 26 cities against unsustainable climate policies this year. However, the government dismissed any criticism of their environmental policies, and they say they are making strides to lessen air pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even with hazardous air quality conditions affecting the millions of citizens in Lahore, the government\u2019s dismissal of criticism will make any change to the unsustainable economic climate policies very difficult. Due to the struggle of many citizens dying and the lower class citizens being even more affected by the toxic air, young activists will most likely continue to try to push the government to change the policies. However, it is unlikely because of how the government has responded to past criticism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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