سررشتہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان | |
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Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Minister of National Food Security and Research responsible | |
Website |
plantprotection |
The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) ( Urdu: سررشتہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان is a department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of the Government of Pakistan [1] [2] and a Federal Minister is the head of the ministry.
Syed Fakhar Imam is the head of ministry since 6 April 2020. It works under the following pieces of legislation and regulation of the Government of Pakistan: (i) Plant Quarantine Act 1976 (ii) Agricultural Pesticide Rules and (iii) Agricultural Pesticide Ordinance. [3]
The Department of Plant Protection was established in 1977. [4] The Department offers courses and research methods for the control of major pests [5]
The Department consists of the following four divisions and wings: [6] [7]
In addition, the Department also operates the following two laboratories:
Department of Plant Protection functioning without permanent director general since 1998 and inflicting heavy losses on the economy. [8] Mr. Muhammad Sohail Shahzad. Deputy Director (Quarantine) and DR. Syed Waseem-ul-Hassan, Deputy Food Security Commissioner are under intense pressure after their corruption stories surfaced in 2018. [9]
سررشتہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان | |
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Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Minister of National Food Security and Research responsible | |
Website |
plantprotection |
The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) ( Urdu: سررشتہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان is a department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of the Government of Pakistan [1] [2] and a Federal Minister is the head of the ministry.
Syed Fakhar Imam is the head of ministry since 6 April 2020. It works under the following pieces of legislation and regulation of the Government of Pakistan: (i) Plant Quarantine Act 1976 (ii) Agricultural Pesticide Rules and (iii) Agricultural Pesticide Ordinance. [3]
The Department of Plant Protection was established in 1977. [4] The Department offers courses and research methods for the control of major pests [5]
The Department consists of the following four divisions and wings: [6] [7]
In addition, the Department also operates the following two laboratories:
Department of Plant Protection functioning without permanent director general since 1998 and inflicting heavy losses on the economy. [8] Mr. Muhammad Sohail Shahzad. Deputy Director (Quarantine) and DR. Syed Waseem-ul-Hassan, Deputy Food Security Commissioner are under intense pressure after their corruption stories surfaced in 2018. [9]