Department of Plant Protection

{{Short description|Department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of the Government of Pakistan}}

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|nativename = سررشتہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان

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| minister_type = Minister of National Food Security and Research

| minister1_name = Syed Fakhar Imam

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|jurisdiction = Pakistan

|headquarters = Islamabad, Pakistan

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|website = {{URL|https://plantprotection.gov.pk/}}

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The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سررشتہ تحفظِ نباتات ، پاکستان}}}} is a department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of the Government of Pakistan{{cite web|title=Ministry of National Food Security and Research|url=http://www.mnfsr.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTM2L21uZnNyL29yZ0RldGFpbHMuYXNweA%3D%3D|accessdate=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105015757/http://www.mnfsr.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTM2L21uZnNyL29yZ0RldGFpbHMuYXNweA%3D%3D|archive-date=5 November 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Department of Plant Protection |url=http://plantprotection.gov.pk/|accessdate=30 June 2015}} and a Federal Minister is the head of the ministry.

Syed Fakhar Imam is the head of ministry since 6 April 2020. It works under the following pieces of legislation and regulation of the Government of Pakistan: (i) Plant Quarantine Act 1976 (ii) Agricultural Pesticide Rules and (iii) Agricultural Pesticide Ordinance.{{cite web|title=Department of Plant Protection - Acts and Rules|url=http://plantprotection.gov.pk/act-rules/|accessdate=30 June 2015}}

The Department consists of the following four divisions and wings:{{cite web|title=Department of Plant Protection - Divisions|url=http://plantprotection.gov.pk/category/divisions/|accessdate=30 June 2015}}{{cite web|title=Department of Plant Protection - Laboratories|url=http://plantprotection.gov.pk/category/laboratries/|accessdate=30 June 2015}}

• Plant Quarantine
• Pesticide Registration
• Locust Control and Survey
• Aerial Wing

In addition, the Department also operates the following two laboratories:

• Central Plant Quarantine Lab
• Federal Pesticide Testing and Reference Lab