Toxic smog in India and Pakistan has caused air quality in the major metropolitans of Lahore, Multan, Delhi and Chandigarh to deteriorate to toxic levels.

Dense smog hovering over Pakistan's Punjab province and much of India is visible from space, as seen in NASA's satellite images. Asia is grappling with intense air pollution. Both Pakistan and India are experiencing exceptionally dense smog.

Ethnic organizations in parts of India’s violence-wracked northeastern state have shut schools and businesses to protest the killings of 10 people by paramilitary soldiers