A major wheat scandal has emerged in Sindh after authorities discovered that 64,000 sacks of wheat were missing from the Bolhari warehouse in Jamshoro district.
Officials said the missing stock came to light during an official review of storage records at the Bolhari facility. The Anti-Corruption Department in Jamshoro has registered a case against three warehouse employees and launched a formal investigation.
At the same time, officials within the Sindh Food Department have begun accusing each other of corruption linked to the missing wheat.
Investigators have accused former warehouse in-charge Ali Raza Brohi of demanding bribes. Deputy Director of Food Qamar-ud-Din Memon also faces allegations of seeking millions of rupees in illegal payments.
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Authorities said they are examining procurement records, storage logs, and financial transactions to determine who is responsible for the loss. This is not the first case involving missing wheat from government warehouses in Sindh.
In 2024, authorities reported that 47,000 sacks of wheat went missing from a government warehouse in Khairpur district. The wheat, procured by the Sindh government, was valued at Rs800 million.
Following that incident, the Sindh Food Department suspended three officials, including the district food controller of Khairpur, a food supervisor in charge, and a food inspector.
Earlier, in 2022, thousands of metric tons of wheat also disappeared from government warehouses in Naushehro Feroze, raising long-standing concerns over storage oversight and accountability in the province. Officials said investigations into the latest Jamshoro case are ongoing and that further action will follow based on findings
