Department of Plant Protection
| محکمہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Website | plantprotection |
The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) (Urdu: محکمہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان was a department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of the Government of Pakistan.[1][2] In 2025, it was replaced by the National Agri-trade and Food Safety Authority.
It worked 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 consisted 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
Executives
[edit]- Federal Minister
- Federal Secretary
- Director General
- Tahir Abbas (former)
- Chief Pilot
- Capt. Muhammad Zaman Cheema (former)
Controversy
[edit]Corruption and mismanagement
[edit]Department of Plant Protection functioning without permanent director general since 1998 and inflicting heavy losses on the economy.[6] Mr. Director Muhammad Basit, Deputy Director, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Khan, Director Quarantine are facing criminal charges and suspension and repatriation to surplus pool and parent provincial for conducting forgery in betel nut import conditions and releasing one year old infested consignment of chickpeas from Karachi ports. Tahir Abbas, Additional Collector Customs, former Director General, Department of Plant Protection are facing corruption charges in illegal clearances of betel nut, soybean and canola shipments without due treatment followed by Chaudhry Yasin Murtaza, Additional Collector Customs, also illegal appointed as Director General, DPP DPP after disqualification of Mr. Tahir Abbas by Sindh High Court Karachi brefet of requisite qualification and experience are under intense scrutiny and enquiries after illegal and collusive clearances of betel nuts, GMO soybean and Canola, pules, raw cotton.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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