Pakistan's worsening air pollution crisis took centre stage at The Air We Breathe, a high-level conference hosted by DawnMedia under its Breathe Pakistan initiative at Expo Centre Lahore on Saturday.

The day-long event brought together ministers, superior court judges, and international experts to discuss solutions for cleaner air. Punjab, the province hardest hit by smog, remained central to the conversation, even in the chief minister's absence.

Opening the conference, Dawn CEO Nazafreen Saigol-Lakhani said Breathe Pakistan was launched to promote a sustained, evidence-based conversation on climate change. She emphasised that the "health of our people and the future of our children are not policy points, they are our priorities".

Senior Punjab Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Chief Mi

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