Lahore, Nov. 15 -- Poor air quality has made Lahore the second most polluted city in the world with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 396 on Saturday, ARY News reported.

Citing reports, Ary News mentioned that the air quality in various parts of Pakistan's Punjab remains extremely hazardous.

It further reported that Faisalabad remained the most polluted city in Pakistan, with a reading of 571 on the air quality index, while Gujranwala remained second in the country with a level of 570 of particulate matter. Lahore's air quality reading remained 396, while Multan's AQI reading counted 257 on the index.

Last year, air pollution and smog haunted Pakistan's Punjab with the onset of winter. Authorities made desperate efforts to contain ...