Pakistan experienced significant humanitarian stress in 2025, driven by deteriorating security conditions, climatic disasters, and sharp increases in food insecurity. Armed violence expanded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, contributing to widespread displacement, restricted movement, and reduced access to essential services. Floods and droughts affected over 6 million people and damaged nearly 230,000 houses, while 2.9 million acres of farmland were submerged, further undermining food production and household resilience.

Levels of acute food insecurity remained alarming, with 8.6 million people in Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa facing IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above, and 2.14 million children suffering from acute malnutrition across the country. Afghan refugees faced additional protection risks due to deportations, loss of livelihoods, and reduced access to Health and Nutrition services.

Action Against Hunger continued to operate across Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, working closely with local partners to deliver multisectoral humanitarian assistance. Our core focus included nutrition and primary healthcare, WASH, MHPSS support, FSL, and emergency response.

In Balochistan, our refugee response delivered free medical care, hygiene kits (including menstrual hygiene), and rehabilitation of health facilities, while also supporting livelihood recovery through vocational training in solar installation, motorbike repair, digital skills, and poultry rearing.

Specific programmes in 2025 included emergency response to floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and to drought in Thatta, providing livestock fodder, hygiene kits, and menstrual hygiene materials to affected communities, reaching more than 3,300 people. Our integrated approach prioritised lifesaving assistance while strengthening community resilience to climate shocks, economic pressures, and displacement-related vulnerabilities.

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