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VideosHow Lahore is finally improving its toxic smog
Dr Imran Hamid Sheikh, Director General of Punjab’s EPA, shares how data-driven strategies, AI-based industrial monitoring, and dust control are changing Lahore’s AQI
Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025

Laiba Zainab
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Laiba Zainab is an award-winning journalist with nearly a decade of experience in digital media. She has received the DW & CEJ-IBA Data Journalism Award and the top digital media prize at the National Media Fellowship. At NUKTA, she covers underreported stories on health, crime, and social justice.
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Lahore is battling severe smog, but this winter the city’s air quality is improving.
In this episode, Dr Imran Hamid Sheikh, Director General of Punjab’s Environment Protection Agency (EPA), shares how data-driven strategies, AI-based industrial monitoring, stubble burning reduction, vehicle emission testing, and dust control are changing Lahore’s AQI.
Learn what’s actually working, what’s failing, and the future steps Punjab is taking to fight air pollution.











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