{
  "id": 15101676,
  "title": "‘Pakistan among 10 states bearing brunt of hunger crisis’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pakistan-among-10-states-bearing-brunt-of-hunger-crisis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T02:27:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2037727/pakistan-among-10-states-bearing-brunt-of-hunger-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan is among the top 10 countries facing the most severe hunger crisis, according to a new report by Action Against Hunger. The organization's \"Ten Largest Global Food Crises\" report warns that climate-related disasters, economic hardship, displacement, and shrinking humanitarian funding are pushing vulnerable communities in Pakistan deeper into food insecurity. By 2026, an estimated 10.6 million people in Pakistan will require humanitarian assistance, despite ongoing recovery efforts and improvements in some macroeconomic indicators. Globally, approximately 177 million people live in the 10 countries where hunger is most concentrated, with acute hunger having doubled over the past decade, affecting 266 million people across 47 countries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}