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Pakistan's Diwali fireworks theory on Lahore smog busted by its own agency
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Marium Aurangzeb in Pakistan blamed India and Diwali fireworks for Lahore's poor air quality index, but the Pakistan Air Quality Report suggests the real culprit is local stubble burning. Satellite data proves the pollution is not linked to Indian firecrackers.
Pakistan's Diwali Pollution Claim Backfires As Its Own Agency Points To 16,714 Farm Fires
A Pakistani air quality body has found no evidence linking Lahore's post-Diwali smog to fireworks in India, pointing instead to thousands of crop-residue fires in Pakistan's own Punjab.
·Mumbai, India
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The Pakistan Air Quality Initiative released its report on Tuesday, effectively dismissing the theory that Lahore's pollution was linked to the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali in India.
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