However, the most important question that remains unanswered is whether or not India can be held entirely responsible for causing smog in Pakistan? Abid Omer, Head of Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI) says the responsibility to curb air pollution is shared equally, as the same poor farmers are on both sides of the border (between Pakistan and India). The smog policyThe government of Punjab has finally made a smog policy to deal with the burning issue. With Pakistan spending millions in advertisements to blame India for exacerbating smog in its country, the Indian air pollution experts also do not seem to be happy with the entire situation. When asked if India is responsible for the smog condition in Pakistan, he stresses, “You cannot put the blame on India when you do not know the source apportionment.

Source: The Express Tribune December 01, 2017 11:15 UTC