Pakistan Faces Projected Wheat Shortfall Amid Water Issues and Regional Tensions

Pakistan faces a projected wheat shortfall of 2 to 2.2 million tonnes this year, raising food security concerns amid regional tensions. Factors include water shortages linked to strains over the Indus Waters Treaty, drought reducing cultivation area, and unrest in key wheat-producing regions like Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hostilities with Afghanistan and disruptions in irrigation have compounded challenges, affecting agricultural activity and flour prices nationwide.