Pakistan worst hit by hunger in South Asia

• Economic instability erodes household purchasing power; heavy rains, floods trigger acute crop losses • ​South Asia remains in the ‘serious’ category; ​global hunger rises after two decades ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded the highest score in South Asia on the 2026 Global Hunger Index released on Wednesday, reflecting a worsening food security crisis driven by economic instability, climate shocks and global conflicts. Published jointly by Welthungerhilfe, the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict at Ruhr University Bochum, and the Swiss organisation Helvetas under the…