Pakistan's Punjab Sees Spike in Crop Fires as Smoke and Pollution Threaten India's Northern Plains
By India Today
NASA satellite images and Pakistani media reports reveal a surge in farm fires across the border in Pakistan, recording 4.2 times more crop fire detections. Till the end of October, over 30,000 farm fires were reported in Pakistan, compared to just over 1,600 cases in Indian Punjab, where border districts like Tarn…
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