Is Pakistan headed for a hunger pandemic?
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Monday Feb 22, 2021
Around 40 to 62 million people (20-30% of Pakistan s population) are experiencing some form of food insecurity in the country, according to a recent UN study. Photo: AFP
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, food security had posed a huge threat to the national security of Pakistan due to socio-economic conditions, natural disasters, terrorism and sectarian violence, among others factors.
But the threat has become even more pronounced since the pandemic. It now has the potential to further aggravate poverty in the country.
The primary challenge facing the government at the moment is to curb the spread of COVID-19 and minimise its socio-economic impacts.