Smog tightens chokehold on twin cities

Smog tightens chokehold on twin cities

Air pollution in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, as well as in the hill station Murree, has risen to dangerous levels, triggering a spike in respiratory and skin-related illnesses, including dry cough, flu, nasal congestion, eye inflammation, and skin irritation. The absence of rainfall for the past three weeks has severely worsened air quality. Smoke-emitting factories, vehicles, brick kilns, stone-crushing machines, and constant d…