| محکمہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Islamabad,Pakistan |
| Website | plantprotection |
TheDepartment of Plant Protection (DPP) (Urdu:محکمہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان was a department of theMinistry of National Food Security and Research of theGovernment of Pakistan.[1][2] In 2025, it was replaced by theNational 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]
In addition, the Department also operates the following two laboratories:
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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