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flag Pakistani citizens use air monitors and lawsuits to fight deadly pollution, citing 230,000 premature deaths and demanding the right to breathe.

flag In Pakistan, citizens are increasingly using personal air monitors and legal action to combat severe air pollution, with grassroots groups like PAQI and Curious Friends of Clean Air deploying hundreds of devices to track PM2.5 levels, which averaged 14 times the WHO’s safe limit in 2024. flag Their data helped secure a 2017 Lahore high court ruling recognizing smog as a public health threat, leading to government monitoring stations, despite skepticism over private data. flag Activists, including 22-year-old Hania Imran, filed a 2024 lawsuit demanding the government uphold the “right to breathe,” citing pollution’s role in 230,000 premature deaths and 9% of GDP loss. flag Driven by diesel emissions, agricultural burning, and industrial activity, public frustration grows over unaddressed root causes, fueling a sustained push for systemic change.

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