New recipes help Pakistani mothers ward off malnutrition

FILE PHOTO: This photograph taken on July 29, 2025 shows a child in her mother's arms during a Unicef nutrition programme at Fateh Muhammad Soomro village in the Sujawal district of Sindh province. In the arid village of Pakistan's Sujawal, lethargic children with prominent bones wilt in the searing heat as social workers educate mothers on nutrient-rich ingredients and dispel myths around food. - AFP

SUJAWAL, Pakistan: Clutching their hungry babies, a group of mothers mix a semolina dish under the guidance of a teacher, an attempt to curb malnutrition which affects nearly one in two children in Pakistan's south.

Despite Sindh province being home to the mega port city of Karachi, the financial centre of the country that sprawls along the Arabian coastline, children in rural areas just a few hours away face stark levels of wasting and stunting.