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International News: India’s Operation Sindoor, launched after the tragic Pahalgam attack, dealt a strong blow to Pakistan’s aggressive stance. Yet, despite mounting evidence, Pakistan continues to spin false narratives against India on the global stage. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has repeatedly compared Pakistan to India, trying to project an image of parity. However, the latest report by the United Nations brutally contradicts these claims, revealing a grim reality: approximately 11 million people in Pakistan face severe starvation and cannot afford even two meals a day. Meanwhile, India has risen as a dependable food supplier during global crises, highlighting the stark contrast between the two neighboring nations.
The 2025 Global Report on Food Crisis, published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on May 16, paints a devastating picture of food insecurity in Pakistan. The report focuses on 68 flood-prone rural districts across Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 22 percent of the population, or 11 million people, suffer from acute food shortages. Alarmingly, 1.7 million of these individuals are in emergency situations, facing extreme hunger. Compared to the previous year, the number of people at risk of starvation has jumped by 38 percent, rising from 36.7 million to 50.8 million nationwide. This alarming trend indicates a deepening crisis that Pakistan’s government has failed to address effectively.
Several factors have converged to worsen the situation in Pakistan. Climate change has brought extreme weather events, including devastating floods that have displaced communities and destroyed crops. Extreme poverty continues to plague rural areas where basic resources remain scarce. Government neglect and policy failures have compounded the crisis, leaving vulnerable populations without adequate support. The problem of malnutrition is particularly severe, with some districts reporting global acute malnutrition rates soaring above 30 percent. Such levels are life-threatening according to global health standards. Even a 10 percent malnutrition rate usually signals a public health emergency, highlighting the severity of the crisis in Pakistan’s rural heartlands.
The provinces of Balochistan and Sindh have become epicenters of this humanitarian disaster. Malnutrition has reached epidemic proportions, with millions of people suffering from chronic hunger. Although there was some improvement after last year’s peak crisis, the FAO warns that ongoing climate shocks will continue to disrupt livelihoods and food supplies throughout 2025. Between November 2023 and January 2024, about 11.8 million people, representing 32 percent of the population in 43 rural districts, faced acute food insecurity. Of these, 2.2 million were in the Emergency level of food crisis, reflecting a situation so severe that winter months threatened to worsen suffering on a massive scale.
Pakistan’s struggle to provide basic food security starkly contrasts with India’s growing role as a global food supplier. The UN report serves as a sobering reminder of the urgent need for effective governance and humanitarian action in Pakistan to prevent further deterioration of an already critical situation. Until then, millions of Pakistanis will continue to face hunger amid political distractions and international tensions.
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