Pakistan, Nov. 8 -- Bad air quality keeps haunting the central and southern parts of Punjab on Saturday as Multan becomes the most polluted city of Pakistan, as per the Air Quality Index (AQI).

Multan's AQI recorded 492 today, while air quality at Raiwind recorded 316. The AQI at Rahim Yar Khan recorded 304, in Faisalabad 287 and in Lahore 273. Indian capital city New Delhi ranked first among the most polluted cities of the world with the particulate matter's level at the Air Quality Index recorded 539 today.

The air pollution and smog haunts Punjab with the onset of the winter. In previous years authorities made desperate efforts to contain smog in cities. The province grappled with severe air pollution, which soared to alarming levels...