Department of Plant Protection (Pakistan)

Department of Plant Protection (DPP)
سررشتہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Pakistan
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Minister of National Food Security and Research responsible	Syed Fakhar Imam;
Website	plantprotection.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 consists of the following four divisions and wings:^[4]^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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 - 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.

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[1] "Ministry of National Food Security and Research". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[2] "Department of Plant Protection". Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[3] "Department of Plant Protection - Acts and Rules". Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[4] "Department of Plant Protection - Divisions". Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[5] "Department of Plant Protection - Laboratories". Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[6] "Department of Plant Protection operates with 'contractual' DG". The Express Tribune. July 21, 2018.

[7] "Mismanagement in import of olive plants: Sluggish probe puts Rs2.5bln project in jeopardy | Pakistan Today". archive.pakistantoday.com.pk.

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