en Department of Plant Protection

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]