Air pollution draining $22bn a year from Pakistan’s economy: Sherry Rehman

Air pollution has been costing Pakistan $22 billion annually, an amount equal to 6.5% of the national gross domestic product (GDP), said Senator Sherry Rehman during a Senate meeting on Thursday. Chairing a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change, the senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader highlighted the severe effects of climate change on the country’s financial and human capital.