‘Trapped inside’: The children suffocating in the smog of Lahore
Al JazeeraAir pollution has become a major problem in Pakistan and it is children who are paying the price. It’s not good.” The fear is real – smog and air pollution cause much more than just coughing fits. So, it’s not actually improving the situation.” The lack of data on pollution levels in Pakistan is also a major problem, he adds: “There are very few air pollution monitors, run by private individuals, and they only monitor one or two types of air pollution. “We need to foster the sense of community awareness because air pollution or improving air quality isn’t really stuff you can do on an individual level,” says Alam. “I don’t think there are individual things that young kids can do on their own other than mobilise collectively, socially and politically, to ask for a clean air future from their elected representatives.” With their drawings scattered around their home, Fatima, Zainab and Khizar are piecing together sketches of superheroes and crying Earths, their message clear: “Save Us.” But will policymakers finally act, or will Lahore’s youngest continue to carry the heaviest burden?
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