In the News
March 6, 2019
The average life expectancy of Pakistanis has shortened by two years owing to the excessive particulate matters pollution, thanks to the authorities concerned.
This devastating situation of the city has been revealed in new study of Air Quality Life Index (AQLI), recently produced by US based Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) regarding the air quality of Pakistan.
On the account of excessive air pollution, report states that long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution is shortening the average Pakistani’s life expectancy by more than two years as compare to what to what it would be if the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines were met.