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Sindh asks Centre for aircraft for locust spraying
CM Syed Murad Ali Shah says just one has been provided of six requested earlier
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Sindh may suffer loss of Rs451b due to locusts: Rahoo
Says crops in 7 districts in desert areas in addition to 10 other districts were at risk of being destroyed by locusts
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Locusts, irregular rains ruin Bhakkar’s crops
Locust swarms threaten new cultivation, including sunflower and cotton
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Locusts exterminated from Bahawalpur
Surveillance of locusts would continue during Eid holidays
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Govt debunks PML-N’s criticism of locust handling
PM’s aide says tens of thousands of hectares of land cleared of hopper
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Combating locusts
Swarms of locusts made their way into Pakistan after harming crops in East Africa and Iran
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‘Anti-locust operation underway’
Military helicopters were used to spray insecticides at 250 acres land
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China assists Pakistan in locust war
Centre, provinces well-equipped to tackle second wave of insect attack
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China-Pakistan Trade Hotline: Chinese experts join hands with Pakistan in locust control
Suggest massive swarms need to be killed by pesticides with strong ability of sudden killing
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‘Field teams’ role pivotal to counter locusts attack’
Farmers told to cooperate with the surveillance and combat operation teams
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Surging locust attacks pose great threat to food security
Iran to use military to fight hopper bands
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NDMA readies to tackle locust attack
Lt-Gen Afzal says over 100,000 tonnes of medical items procured from China via 11 flights
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China Economic Net to host seminar on locust control
Aims to highlight urgency of joint efforts to combat locusts
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Sindh adds 41 more teams to its anti-locust fleet
Sindh Agriculture Minister says experts predict locust breeding to increase tenfold this year
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K-P chalks out strategy to battle locusts
Pesticides sprayed on 25,833 acres of land in 15 districts
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And now the locusts are on their way!
The latest locust emergency is about to knock at our doors. Are we ready?
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Sindh CM approves Rs286m for anti-locust pesticide spray
Orders finance dept to unfreeze another Rs132m allocated for Covid-19 emergency measures
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Spray plane arrives to bolster fight against locust
Iran offers joint cooperation as Sindh mulls for agricultural emergency agency to rid province of insect
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‘Centre unwilling to help with locusts’
Rahoo warns loss of crops could prove disastrous for provincial, national economy
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CM asks Centre for help with impending locust swarms
Warns of massive losses in crop yield in the absence of immediate action
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PM’s help sought against locusts
Swarms of pests expected to attack orchards and standing crops this week
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Locust swarms descend on Noorpur Thal
District administration could only eliminate 30% of the insects during a week-long spray
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China sends additional aid to help Pakistan decimate locusts
Consignment includes 300,000 litres of pesticides, 50 pieces of equipment
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Balochistan minister urges govt action against locusts
Says fumigation has failed to eradicate the swarms
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Locusts likely to descend on Sindh by May 15
157 teams formed, 30 camps to be set up to control the infestation
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Minister fears the worst from locust plague
Rind says farmers and the masses are facing extreme difficulties due to procreation of locusts
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Swarm of locusts reaches Peshawar suburbs
Voracious little beasts are part of larger swarm scattered over DI Khan
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Locust threat
One hopes the minister’s allegations are not part of the ongoing war of words between the Centre and Sindh
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‘Locust plague can be as dangerous as pandemic’
Minister slams Centre for not carrying out aerial spraying in Sindh
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Pakistan's rural community waits for return of locust buyers
Earlier, households earned thousands of rupees during community-based locust harvest
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Korea to donate $0.2 million to help Pakistan combat locusts
Will support smallholder farmers who are most at risk of food shortage
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Pakistan coordinates with South-West Asia on locust fight
Islamabad urges Tehran to chalk out joint mechanism; extend bilateral cooperation
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Karachi gets 12,000 coronavirus diagnosis kits from China
The relief package also includes pesticides to rein in locust infestation wreaking havoc in the country
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China sends pesticide spray to combat locusts in Pakistan
Plant protection drones expected to reach Karachi in two weeks
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Pakistan to draw anti-locust plan with other countries
Agriculture minister will connect with Indian, Iranian and Afghan counterparts via video conferencing
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K-P declares emergency in 7 districts to control locust spread
PM Imran Khan told Rs50m funds allocated for locust outbreak control
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Govt to hire planes from China, UAE to fight locust
Imran says govt is aware of the seriousness of the matter
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Pakistan struggles to combat devastating locust plague
As insect swarms decimate entire harvests in the country's agricultural heartlands, send food prices soaring
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PTI govt to revise action plan against locusts
Khusro Bakhtiar asks federal, provincial departments to submit revised plan in 48 hours
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Lakki Marwat crops face another locust attack
Locals claimed that the fresh attack could potentially cause tremendous damage to crops
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China to lend Pakistan support for combating locusts
Delegation of technical experts from Beijing due next week
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Emergency declared in province to fight locust attack
PDMA cancels holidays of employees to deal with any calamity
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'Locust attacks pose threat to food security'
Food minister says spell has occurred after 27 years and authorities have been directed to assess losses
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Catch locust, earn money and save crop
Locusts can be controlled by community-based collection of insects and cash buyback
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Locust attacks endanger standing crops
Farmers of Sahiwal, Chichawatni face major financial losses
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National emergency declared to combat locust
PM directs authorities to take steps for preventing crop losses
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Punjab chief secretary reviews strategy to combat locust attack
Officials should remain in the field and coordinate with local farmers: Punjab CS Major (retd) Azam Suleman Khan
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SHC orders Sindh govt to eradicate locusts within a month
Justice Sahito warns of food shortage, inflation of food prices if locusts not killed
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Sindh to procure planes for spraying locusts
Agriculture minister complains Centre is ignoring provincial govt on serious issues
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Locust emergency – a threat to food security
Migrating across continents, locusts destroy green vegetation that comes in their way