Pakistan faces ‘apocalyptic’ smog, $22bn lost each year

Air pollution draining $22bn a year from Pakistan’s economy: Sherry Rehman

Air pollution has been costing Pakistan $22 billion annually, an amount equal…

Pakistan faces ‘apocalyptic’ smog, $22bn lost each year

Air pollution is inflicting an annual loss of nearly $22 billion on Pakistan — a blow equal to 6.5% of the national GDP, Senator Sherry Rehman warned during a Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change meeting held on Thursday. Presiding over the session, the senior PPP leader painted a grim picture of the country’s environmental emergency, revealing that pollution-related deaths have doubled, rising from earlier estimates of 128,000 to 256,000…