Pahang Sultan orders special rain prayers at all mosques as haze worsens
The Sultan of Pahang has decreed that the state mufti and all mosques hold Solat Hajat and Solat Sunat Istisqa' to seek rain as the haze worsens. At 1pm all five API monitoring stations in Pahang recorded unhealthy readings, with Indera Mahkota highest at 165, followed by Balok Baru (163), Temerloh (160), Jerantut (159) and Rompin (154). The haze is driven by seasonal forest and peatland fires in Indonesia's Borneo and Sumatra.