Photo taken on March 9, 2020 shows the first batch of China-aid locust control goods arriving in Karachi, southern Pakistan. The first batch of locust control goods provided by China, including 50,000 liters of malathion and 14 air-powered high-efficiency remote sprayers, reached Karachi in southern Pakistan Monday. Pakistan has imposed a national emergency over the locust attack which local media said is the worst in 27 years in the country. The locust outbreak has damaged cotton, wheat and corn plants, posing severe threats to agriculture and food security of Pakistan. (Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of locust control goods provided by China, including 50,000 liters of malathion and 14 air-powered high-efficiency remote sprayers, reached Karachi in southern Pakistan Monday.
The locust control goods are part of China's assistance to Pakistan to relieve the current desert locust attack in different areas of the country and prepare for a possible locust plague in the coming months as some locust groups have laid eggs in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan provinces.
A Chinese working group had visited the said provinces early this month and conducted field surveys in the locust attacked areas. The team has made a comprehensive locust control plan with their Pakistani counterparts.
According to the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi, the rest batches of locust control materials will be delivered to Pakistan in a short period.
Pakistan has imposed a national emergency over the locust attack which local media said is the worst in 27 years in the country. The locust outbreak has damaged cotton, wheat and corn plants, posing severe threats to agriculture and food security of Pakistan.
