The attack of locust swarms in Pakistan have been by far the worst in the past three decades, prompting emergency measures by the Imran Khan-led government to handle the situation.



During a high-level meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan assured all necessary resources required to eliminate the locust attack.



Declaring the locust attack as a national emergency, the Pakistan government has agreed to hire aircraft from China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the aerial spray of the affected areas.



The situation will be dealt through inter-provincial coordination, surveillance and monitoring purposes, implemented in coordination between the federal and the provincial governments.



"The government is aware of the seriousness of the matter. It is a national emergency and the federal government will make all-out efforts to control the locust," Imran Khan said.



As per the details from the Sindh government, at least 168,701 acres of crop area and 997,260 acres of desert land were affected by locust in the province.



The desert locust swarm was reported in the Nara desert of Sindh in May last year, which entered into the country from East Africa through the desert borders with Iran.



Since then, the farmers are struggling to combat the worst locust attack in nearly three decades.



The intensity of the locust attack can be imagined by declaration of a national emergency by the Pakistan government, calling on the international community for immediate help.



China has sent an emergency response team of experts to Pakistan to help control the affliction.



At least 300-tonne anti-locust drugs will also be reaching in Pakistan from China during next week.



"China will provide anti-locust spray and machinery to Pakistan in three phases. Chinese technicians will also train Pakistani workers in the use of spray machinery," Yao Jing, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan said.