Pakistan food insecurity hits 24.35% of households: PDP
Pakistan food insecurity now affects 24.35% of households, PDP’s Altaf Shakoor said, citing HIES 2024-25 and calling it an affordability shock, not a national shortage.
PDP chairman Altaf Shakoor said moderate-to-severe household food insecurity reached 24.35% in HIES 2024-25, up from 15.92% in 2018-19.
Severe food insecurity stands at 5.04%; he blamed affordability, not a national food shortage.
Balochistan (30.3%) and Sindh (29.4%) are hardest hit; the poorest income quintile faces a 45.9% rate.
Households spend 36.72% of budgets on food while eating less; he urged inflation-linked BISP support and market action.