Department of Plant Protection

Department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of the Government of Pakistan

Syed Fakhar Imam

Websiteplantprotection.gov.pk

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]

Plant Quarantine
Pesticide Registration
Locust Control and Survey
Aerial Wing

In addition, the Department also operates the following two laboratories:

Central Plant Quarantine Lab
Federal Pesticide Testing and Reference Lab

Controversy

Corruption and mismanagement

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]

References

^ "Ministry of National Food Security and Research". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "Department of Plant Protection". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "Department of Plant Protection - Acts and Rules". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "Department of Plant Protection | Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam". Retrieved 2023-08-02.
^ "The University of Agriculture, Peshawar,Pakistan". www.aup.edu.pk. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
^ "Department of Plant Protection - Divisions". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "Department of Plant Protection - Laboratories". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "Department of Plant Protection operates with 'contractual' DG". The Express Tribune. July 21, 2018.
^ "Mismanagement in import of olive plants: Sluggish probe puts Rs2.5bln project in jeopardy | Pakistan Today". archive.pakistantoday.com.pk.