Cyclists brave Lahore smog to convince drivers to ditch their cars

Each week around 100 adults and children jump on their bikes to cycle around landmarks in Lahore, a city of more than 11 million people. Photo: AFP

Cyclists in Pakistan's smog-smothered Lahore are enduring hazardous pollution levels, abuse from drivers and social stigma in a campaign to get people to ditch their cars.

Each week around 100 adults and children, some wearing masks or scarves wrapped around their mouths and noses, jump on their bikes to cycle around landmarks in the city of more than 11 million people.