Lahore, the second largest city in Pakistan, is currently ranked second on the list of the most polluted cities in the world.

According to the report issued by the Air Quality Index, Lahore’s air is dangerously harmful to health, with 281 particulate meters recorded in its air pollution.

Pakistan’s economic hub, Karachi ranks third in the list of most polluted cities with air pollution.

The doctors term the polluted particles that exist in the air as a risk for the patients of asthma, as the lowest quality and unhealthy air is causing the respiratory tract and lungs which leads the residents of Lahore to breathing problems.

Kamal Mustafa, Director of Emergency Services Hospital Lahore advised the patients to avoid eating rice, ghee, oil, cold drinks, and all of those ingredients that can impact their breathing system.

It is being reported that some hospitals in the city are facing a lack of availability of nebulizers; the patients were waiting in queues for the treatment.

The statistics available to Aaj News indicate that an average of 10,000 cases of breathing problems were recorded daily, while the cumulative tally reached 6,400 cases.