Sunday Tribune

‘Pakistan must import food’

A NEW report has warned that half of Pakistan may face famine if food supplies from external sources are not arranged soon in the midst of the catastrophic flooding across the country.

The report compiled by agencies of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research said the floods had destroyed at least 70% of Pakistan’s food basket, which means food must be imported soon to save the population from famine.

In Sindh and Balochistan, around 95% of the crops were destroyed by the floods.

Meanwhile in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, around a third of crops were washed away.

As a result, around 40 million people face food scarcity in Pakistan and the situation demands for immediate measures to supply 14 million tons of food to end the shortage and save lives, according to agencies.

To restore the supply chain, the national exchequer would have to import items such as wheat, pulses, spices and sugar. |

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2022-09-18T07:00:00.0000000Z

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