Times of Islamabad

China yet again rescues Pakistan in the hour of the need

China yet again rescues Pakistan in the hour of the need

BEIJING – China will dispatch the first batch of supplies to Karachitomorrow (Monday) to assist Pakistan in controlling the locust disaster.

The first batch to be dispatched will include 50,000 liters of pesticidesand 14 air-powered high-efficiency remote sprayers.

An expert group of China which has already visited Sindh, Balochistan andPunjab province has said in the current large-scale outbreak of the locustdisaster in Pakistan, the spraying of chemical pesticides and biologicalpesticides is more conducive.

The experts say that locusts would be eradicated in Balochistan during nextfew weeks.