Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality

Cyclists ride along a street as they participate in an awareness campaign against smog and pollution in Lahore on November 3, 2024. An Orange Line Metro Train is pictured on an elevated track amid smoggy conditions in Lahore, Pakistan, on November 3, 2024.

Dangerously poor air quality on Monday forced Pakistani authorities in the cultural capital of Lahore to close primary schools for a week, government officials said, after the air-quality index hit a record high over the weekend.