Department of Plant Protection

The Department of Plant Protection Plant Quarantine Act 1976 Agricultural Pesticide Rules and Agricultural Pesticide Ordinance.
The Department consisted of the following four divisions and wings:

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
Federal Minister
Federal Secretary
Director General
:Tahir Abbas
Chief Pilot
:Capt. Muhammad Zaman Cheema
Controversy

Corruption and mismanagement

Department of Plant Protection functioning without permanent director general since 1998 and inflicting heavy losses on the economy. Mr. Muhammad Sohail Shahzad. Deputy Director and DR. Syed Waseem-ul-Hassan, Deputy Food Security Commissioner are under intense pressure after their corruption stories surfaced in 2018.