Sindh recovers 150,000 tonnes of wheat from hoarders

July 16, 2026 (MLN): Sindh has recovered 150,000 tonnes of wheat from hoarders during a province-wide crackdown aimed at stabilising prices and ensuring adequate supplies for the public, with wheat prices declining by 13% after the recovered stocks were released.

Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon shared the details while addressing a press conference on Thursday, saying Punjab and Sindh had witnessed bumper wheat harvests this season, but profiteers and hoarders purchased and stored large quantities of wheat, preventing the government from procuring the required stocks.

He said the Sindh government had compensated those from whom the grain was seized according to government-notified procurement rates, and urged those still hoarding wheat to hand over their stocks so that sufficient supplies could be made available in the market, APP reported.

Sharjeel Memon said Punjab and Sindh had adopted separate procurement policies, adding there was no evidence of wheat being transported from Punjab to Afghanistan, but there was evidence of wheat being moved from Sindh to Punjab.

He clarified that under the Constitution, no province could stop the movement of wheat to another province.

On water shortages, Sharjeel said the Sindh government had repeatedly written to the prime minister and the federal government, urging them to ensure Sindh received its due share of water, and called on the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to fulfil its constitutional responsibility by ensuring fair water distribution among provinces in accordance with the Water Apportionment Accord.

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