Staff Reporter
Rawalpindi
The Pakistan Army will provide assistance in the battle against locusts, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said Thursday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, said that the army chief visited the National Locust Control Centre in Rawalpindi where he was briefed by Engineer-in-Chief Lieutenant General Moazzam Ejaz, who is the chief coordinator of NLCC.
Gen Bajwa appreciated National Locust Control Centre’s role “in synergising national efforts in line with the National Action Plan”, said the statement.
COAS reiterated that Army will make all possible resources available to help civil admin combat locust threat. He stressed effective control ops are essential for ensuring food security & mitigating negative eco impact.
Govt already declared national emergency in this regard.
“[The] Army will make all possible resources available to help civil administration in combating [the] locust threat,” Gen Bajwa said.
He stressed that effective operations are essential for food security in the country and in mitigating the negative economic impact of the attacks.
“The [government] has already declared [a] national emergency in this regard,” the statement added.
