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August 18, 2019

FAO warns of looming threat to crops from locust in Punjab, Sindh

LAHORE: Although Food and Agriculture Organisation warns about potential threat to crops from onslaught of locust in Punjab and Sindh provinces, local authorities express satisfaction over the counter measures being taken in the affected areas.According to an assessment by Punjab government, the locusts have been under control in Cholistan, a hotspot in the southern parts of the province. In the aftermath of attack by locust swarms in Cholistan, the situation is completely under...