“Half of Karachi’s flour mills have run out of wheat, resulting in a shortage of flour. The Flour Mills Association has claimed that the shortage of wheat and flour in half of the city’s mills is due to the Sindh government’s black marketing. Chaudhry Aamir, the head of the Flour Mills Association, stated in a press release that the prices of flour are increasing due to the Sindh government’s black marketing.
Chaudhry Aamir expressed concern that half of Karachi’s flour mills have run out of wheat, resulting in a shortage of flour in the city. He expressed fear that next week, the price of flour may reach 200 rupees per kilogram. He also stated that if wheat supplies are not replenished within 48 hours, the mills in the city will shut down from May 2. He accused the Sindh government of sitting on four billion rupees and selling expensive flour to the people, even though wheat prices in the international market are low.
He stated that wheat could be bought from Russia for 93 rupees per kilogram, while local wheat is being sold for 120 rupees per kilogram. The wheat market in Sindh is said to be corrupt, with bribes being taken for the wheat that is brought into the province.
Once again, Karachi is facing a crisis of wheat and flour, with concerns rising about the shortage of these commodities. The reason for the shortage of wheat and flour in half of the city’s mills is being attributed to the conflict between the Sindh government and the flour mill owners over wheat.”
Flour mill owners have demanded an urgent meeting regarding the unavailability of wheat and the fear of a shortage of flour mills in the city. During the meeting, Flour Mill Owners accused the Sindh Food Department of deceiving them, saying that despite receiving Rs. 3 billion from flour mills, the department did not provide them with wheat.
Chairman of Flour Mills, Aamir Abdullah, addressed the meeting, stating that the Sindh Food Department had promised to provide 5 million wheat bags but had only provided 2 million bags so far. He further added that Flour mills had been given 5,52,000 wheat bags and demanded the prompt delivery of more wheat from the Food Department. If their demands were not met, they would announce a course of action on May 2nd.
