KARACHI: Turkey has offered its expertise to Pakistan in its fight against a massive locust onslaught, which has destroyed large swathes of crops across the country, Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday. Ankara handed over a purpose-built Piper Brave spray aircraft along with four crew members to Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The aircraft was airlifted to Pakistan from Turkey’s southern province of Adana, said a PAF statement. The aircraft would be assembled before its departure for the pest infected areas in the country, especially Sindh and Punjab provinces. “Turkey and Pakistan are all-weather friends and this gesture would help improve a comprehensive pest control system to overcome the locust plague,” the statement added.

Source: Pakistan Today May 06, 2020 10:18 UTC