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Pakistan blames India’s Diwali fireworks for Lahore’s smog, but its own data points elsewhere

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Diwali 2026 celebrations across Indian cities were marked by severe pollution, excessive noise, fires, deaths and violence, prompting questions about civic responsibility and enforcement when existing rules repeatedly fail. In Delhi, air quality was already critically poor before the festival, with average PM2.5 levels in the week preceding Diwali reaching 236 µg/m³, about twice the 2025 level, according to the Centre for Science and Environment. The findings indicate that firecrackers and stubble burning exacerbate an existing air‑quality crisis.

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Pakistan’s Punjab government has pinned the toxic air over Lahore on firecrackers set off during India’s Diwali celebrations. An assessment by a Pakistani air-quality group released the next day found the evidence did not support that claim, and the dispute has reopened questions about how much of…

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First reported by The Assam Tribune at 08:41 UTC on 10 Nov.

Coverage ran into a second day.

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    Pakistan blames India’s Diwali fireworks for Lahore’s smog, but its own data points elsewhere

    Pakistan’s Punjab government has pinned the toxic air over Lahore on firecrackers set off during India’s Diwali celebrations. An assessment by a Pakistani air-quality group released the next day found the evidence did not support that claim, and the dispute has reopened questions about how much of…

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  • DT Next Daily Thanthi Group
  • Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Frontline The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)
  • Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
  • Rising Kashmir Rising Kashmir
  • Sabrang India Sabrang India
  • The Avenue Mail The Avenue Mail
  • The Better India
  • The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Indian Express Indian Express Group
  • The National Herald The Associated Journals Ltd.
  • The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
  • The Pioneer The Pioneer
  • The Shillong Times The Shillong Times
  • The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily
  • The South First The South First
  • The Tribune The Tribune Trust

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