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| محکمہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Website | plantprotection |
The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) (Urdu: محکمہ 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.
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]
In addition, the Department also operates the following two laboratories:
Federal Minister: Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Secretary: Waseem Ajmal Chaudhary, Director General: Tahir Abbas, Chief Pilot: Capt Muhammad Zaman Cheema,
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]
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