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flag Islamabad fines drivers and impounds vehicles to combat severe winter smog from pollution.

flag Islamabad is cracking down on vehicle emissions amid a severe winter smog crisis, setting up checkpoints to fine drivers of polluting vehicles, including trucker Muhammad Afzal, who was fined 1,000 rupees. flag Over 300 fines and 80 impoundments were issued in the first week of December, with authorities threatening to bar non-compliant vehicles from entering the city. flag Air quality has sharply declined, with seven "very unhealthy" days recorded in December due to PM2.5 levels exceeding 150 micrograms per cubic meter, surpassing annual averages in Lahore and Karachi. flag Transportation is responsible for 53% of the city’s PM2.5 pollution, driven by aging vehicles and limited public transit. flag Emission inspection stations have been launched, issuing green stickers to compliant vehicles, but residents report rising health issues and doubt the measures will be sufficient. flag The crisis is described as a "self-inflicted" problem stemming from car dependency in a city designed for vehicles.

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