By Mubasher Bukhari
LAHORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) – As smog again settles over large parts of South Asia, Pakistani authorities are widening a crackdown on illegal stubble burning they say is fuelling the region’s annual pollution crisis.
On Thursday, officers of a new quick-response unit swung off their vehicles at a paddy field on the edge of Lahore. Smoke curled low over the stubble, and the crew had the fire under control within minutes, keeping it fromadding to the haze over a city that Swiss group IQAir rated “very unhealthy” earlier this week.
