Overview
- The latest IPC analysis covers 45 high‑risk districts representing about 15% of Pakistan’s population.
- Between December 2025 and March 2026, about 1.25 million people are classified at emergency levels marked by large consumption gaps and high acute malnutrition.
- Balochistan bears the highest proportional burden at roughly 25% in high phases, and more than three million people are affected in Sindh.
- For April to September 2026, the projection declines to 6.7 million due to seasonal relief from harvests and Eid livestock sales, though reduced assessment coverage limits comparisons.
- Food access is constrained by weak purchasing power, heavy market dependence, price volatility, rising household debt and lean‑season concerns over wheat flour availability.