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:
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.