Vehari and Khanewal AQI Today: Check Punjab EPA's Reading Free, With Multan (7 November: 200 and 191)

Vehari and Khanewal, the two districts east and north of Multan, have been near the top of Punjab's AQI ranking all week. Khanewal was the worst city in Punjab at 2 pm on 6 November, at 245. Vehari was Hazardous at 429 on the morning of 4 November. We read every figure on Punjab EPA's dashboard ourselves.

Both cities sit on busy roads to Multan, so this page compares them with Multan's own reading. For Multan's stations, see our Multan AQI guide.

Vehari's AQI at 5 pm on 7 November 2026 was 200

Punjab EPA's dashboard showed Vehari at 200 in its 5 pm reading on 7 November. That sits in the Unhealthy for sensitive groups band on Punjab's seven band scale. Before dawn the same day, at 3 am, Vehari had read 377, in the Very Unhealthy band.

At 200, Vehari sat on the top edge of the band for sensitive groups, one point short of Unhealthy. Khanewal at 191 was sixth worst in Punjab. In this band, Punjab EPA asks everyone to cut back on long or hard outdoor effort, and asks children and older adults to stay indoors.

The dashboard lists Vehari in its city ranking only. It names monitoring stations and gives PM2.5 and PM10 figures for Lahore alone, so we cannot tell you which part of Vehari the reading comes from or how many monitors sit behind it.

Check Vehari's AQI on the Punjab EPA dashboard in five steps

Open aqi.punjab.gov.pk in any phone browser. It is free and needs no login or app. The page opens on Lahore, then ranks every Punjab city by AQI. Find Vehari in that list and read the update time beside it.

1. Open aqi.punjab.gov.pk and look for the "Last updated" time.
2. Scroll to the city ranking under Current AQI and find Vehari.
3. Read the number, then match it to a band in the table further down.
4. Use "Select District" under the trends section and pick Vehari to see its last 24 hours.
5. Open the health advisory page and read the advice for your band.

The same page has a "Set AQI Alert" box with Vehari in its district list, and it asks your browser for permission to send notifications. We did not switch alerts on for this check, so we cannot say how often they arrive. If another app shows a different number, our guide to Punjab's AQI levels explains why labels can differ between scales.

Vehari and nearby cities read within 26 points of Multan

At 5 pm on 7 November, Vehari was 26 points worse than Multan and Khanewal 17 points worse. All three were in the band for sensitive groups. At 3 am, Vehari read 377 and Multan 326, while Khanewal had no ranked value.

Khanewal was missing from the ranking at 3 am on 7 November, and we did not record a value for it on 5 November either. When a city has no number, check its neighbours, Multan and Vehari, as a rough guide until the next reading.

Vehari's readings this week swung from 200 to 429

We read the same dashboard five times between 4 and 7 November. Vehari's figure moved a lot between those readings, and the time of day explains most of the swing. Pre-dawn readings were the highest in most cities, and afternoon readings the lowest.

Vehari's range in our readings was 200 to 429, and it never dropped below 200. Khanewal moved between 191 and 295 in the three readings that had a value. Multan's own figure ranged from 174 to 387. Pre-dawn readings were the worst in all three.

Our rule is simple. If the number jumps sharply from the last one, look again an hour later and glance at the nearby cities. If they are all high, the air is probably bad. If one city alone looks strange, wait for the next reading.

What Punjab EPA tells you to do at each AQI band

Punjab EPA's advice follows the band, so check the band first. Above 200, everyone should wear a mask outdoors and avoid heavy or long effort outside. Above 400, everyone should stay indoors. Vulnerable people should take care at much lower readings.

• Keep doors and windows shut on high readings.
• Wear a well-fitted N95 or KN95 mask outdoors in the Unhealthy band or worse.
• Move errands you can to the afternoon, when this week's readings were lowest.
• Report burning and smoky kilns on the Green Punjab app, and farmers should know the crop burning fine.

Vulnerable people are children, older people, pregnant women and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease. See a doctor if a child breathes fast, or anyone has chest tightness, wheezing or a cough that will not settle. If someone has chest pain or cannot breathe, go to the nearest emergency department at once.

Common questions

Where can I check Vehari's AQI today?

On Punjab EPA's official dashboard, aqi.punjab.gov.pk. It is free, updates every hour and lists Vehari in its city ranking.

What was Vehari's AQI on 7 November 2026?

377 at 3 am and 200 at 5 pm. The first is Very Unhealthy and the second Unhealthy for sensitive groups on Punjab's scale.

Why does Khanewal sometimes have no AQI reading?

The dashboard does not say. It carried a station connectivity notice when we checked, which named no stations. Look again an hour later.

Is Vehari's air worse than Multan's?

In all five of our readings from 4 to 7 November, yes. At 5 pm on 7 November it was 200 against 174.

Does Punjab EPA show station readings for Vehari?

Not on the page we read. It gives station names, PM2.5 and PM10 for Lahore only. Vehari appears as one city figure in the ranking.

Are schools in Vehari closed for smog?

We found no November 2026 closure order on the official pages we checked on 7 November. Our guide on smog school closures lists where orders appear. Monday 9 November is a public holiday for Iqbal Day anyway.

Is there a helpline for air quality complaints in Vehari?

Punjab EPA's home page lists a complaints WhatsApp number, 0335-9232227, and the Green Punjab app for complaints about burning, kilns, factories and smoky vehicles. Both cover all of Punjab.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked at 5 pm on 7 November 2026 on the Punjab EPA air quality dashboard. Band advice is from its health advisory page. Earlier figures are from our own dated readings of the same dashboard, including our evening report for 7 November. These are one-hour readings and they change every hour.