Speaking about the locust attack, Gen Afzal said it should not be politicised. NDMA had also ordered to procure 1,00,000 liters each of these pesticides to undertake spray against locust, he added. Gen Afzal said NDMA also arranged nine planes for aerial spray in different parts of the country, including Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Spray kits were also imported to be fixed on army helicopters for carrying aerial spray against locust, he added. The army has placed services of 5000 personnel on NDMA disposal to counter locust attack, he added.

Source: Pakistan Today May 26, 2020 14:33 UTC