Pakistan mulls crackdown against locust swarms with help of World Bank.

ISLAMABAD -- Ministry for Food Security and Research on Sunday announced that they are looking to initiate a program against locust swarm infestation in the country with the help of World Bank (WB), media reported.

According to a notification issued by the ministry on the matter, World Bank has offered an amount of $200 million to fend off and kill the locust swarms overwhelming agricultural land in Pakistan.

An additional $150 million were also promised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help the country fight the critters.

The project titled 'LEAFS' has been mulled upon by the ministry and a response will be given to the World Bank which is at the helm of the project after approvals.

The notification further states that the ministry in conjunction with the country's...