Pakistan is currently blanketed by dangerous smog with an air quality index in several parts of the country above the 500 mark. The thick cover is visible from space, with satellite imagery from NASA Worldview showing just how dangerous air pollution is in the country right now.

Deadly toxic smog cover over Pakistan and India can be seen from space

Toxic smog has been choking Pakistan's Lahore, known historically as a city of gardens, for weeks. In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up for treatment this week, part of a surge of young patients caused by the air pollution crisis in Pakistan's second most populous city.

Pakistan: Toxic smog engulfs Lahore, chokes 11 million residents | Pediatric hospitals overwhelmed

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Deadly toxic smog cover over Pakistan and India can be seen from space

Pakistan: Toxic smog engulfs Lahore, chokes 11 million residents | Pediatric hospitals overwhelmed