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Pakistan blames India's Diwali fireworks for Lahore's toxic air

SPH Media ·

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, Nov 10 - Pakistan blamed poor air quality this week on pollution drifting from neighbouring India, where firecrackers set off during the Hindu festival of Diwali over the weekend blanketed much of the north in toxic smog.

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