All resources to be used to control locusts, says Qureshi.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said that the government will use all available resources to control locusts and stressed for a comprehensive strategy to tackle this challenge.

He was speaking in the National Assembly (NA) in response to various Senate recommendations on the federal budget as the points related to agriculture sector were raised by Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) lawmaker Naveed Qamar.

The minister said that Pakistan Armed Forces are also assisting in countering this challenge related to national food security and a plan is in place to control it. He said that the region is facing such a threatening situation after 40 years and Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan may face critical situation. However, the minister said that all available resources would be used to control it.

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