2019–20 Pakistan locust infestation

Since June 2019, a desert locust outbreak has been impacting eastern Pakistan.[1]

In November 2019, Karachi saw the first locust attack in the city since 1961.[2]

On 29 January 2020, the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government declared emergency in nine southern districts of the province to control spread of locust. The emergency was declared in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Karak, Kohat, Hangu, North and South Waziristan districts.[3]

On 1 February 2020, the Pakistani government declared a national emergency to protect crops and help farmers.[4][5]

References
  1. "Food security fears as locusts destroy crops in Pakistan's worst plague since the 1990s". The Telegraph. 18 Nov 2019.
  2. "As swarms of desert locust descend upon Karachi, ministry says species pose no risk to food supply". Dawn. 11 November 2019.
  3. "Emergency declared in nine districts after Dera locust attack". Dawn. 30 Jan 2020.
  4. "Pakistan declares national emergency over locust swarms". Deutsche Welle. 2 Feb 2020.
  5. "National emergency declared against locusts". Dawn.
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