10. Packing material:
All packing material employed in the importation of nursery stock and other plants,
including any material of plant origin used for packing purposes, shall be examined
and approved by the Plant Quarantine Officer as to their safety for such use.
11. Plant material imported by post:
Plant or plant material imported through the post shall be inspected by the Plant
Quarantine Officer upon notification or their presence at the Post Office. The plant or
plant material shall be handled in the same manner as those coming through
authorized routes and may be released or confiscated after inspection and treatment
through the Postal authorities.
12. Importation of insects and other animals, pests , plant diseases and cultures for
scientific and allied purpose:
(1) No person shall import from any country any harmful, living insects, animals,
birds, fungi, fungal cultures, obnoxious weed plants or their propagating
material except in accordance with the following provisions, namely:
Any living stage of the numerous small invertebrate animals elongated
invertebrates lacking appendages, commonly referred to as worms, for
example, nematodes, any form of protozoa; any form of fungi such as rusts,
smuts and moulds, any form of bacteria; any form of viruses, or any form of
similar or allied organisms which may directly or indirectly affect, injure or
cause disease in plants, unless:
(a) the proposed importation is to be used for scientific, educational,
commercial or industrial purposes only;
(b) an application is submitted to the Director stating the names and
addresses of the consignor and consignee, the scientific name of pests
or diseases, the institution or place of origin, quantity, number of
containers, the purpose by whom or the institution where the material
will be used;
(c) the importation is only to the routed through Karachi harbour, and
Karachi Airport.
(d) the forwarding label issued with the permit designating the route
through which the importation is permitted has been forwarded by the
importer to the shipper and attached to the outside of each
consignments; and
(e) every importer authorized under this sub-rule is subject to inspection at
the prescribed port or point of entry and may be held for further
examination and refused entry or destroyed if, in the opinion of the
Plant Quarantine Officer, such importation is found to include insects
or other organisms not specifically covered by the permit.
(2) No person shall import exotic beneficial insects, birds, animals both vertebrate
and invertebrate (Mollusca, Crustacea Myriopoda, Insecta) for scientific,
educational, industrial or medicinal purpose except under, and in accordance
with the terms of or an authority from the Director.