Pakistan, Oct. 17 -- Millions of maunds of wheat stored in government warehouses in Karachi's Landhi area have reportedly deteriorated and become unfit for human consumption, prompting flour millers to refuse to lift the grain released by the Sindh government. A substantial quantity of wheat purchased with public funds has reportedly rotted and turned black during storage at warehouses operated by the Sindh Food Department in Landhi. The reported damage to the government's wheat stocks has raised concerns about substantial financial losses to the national exchequer, as wheat purchased at a cost of billions of rupees has allegedly been allowed to go to waste instead of being sold and distributed.

The stockpile reportedly includes wheat th...