ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday said the government had declared national emergency to combat locusts. Firdous, in a tweet, said that the decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The meeting also approved a national action plan to combat locust, she said, adding that a high-level committee has been constituted for taking steps at the federal level. The chairman of the committee will be Secretary National Food Security Division whereas Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) would be its focal person, the PM’s aide noted. But now only three are left,” the minister told the NA, adding that 20,000 acres of land had already been sprayed with insecticides for locusts.

Source: Pakistan Today January 31, 2020 16:41 UTC