Food security concerns are rising in the region due to forecasted below-average monsoon rains. This is expected to impact the October harvest and affect households in Pakistan, particularly in Balochistan and Sindh. Poor households are likely to face difficulties as they deplete their wheat stocks and rely more on markets with high food prices.

Labor income is also expected to be weak, and border trade disruptions will continue. Further details on the food security outlook are available from ReliefWeb, including information on the expected persistence of Crisis outcomes in parts of Pakistan and Stressed outcomes in Nepal.