Pakistan lies on the route of migratory locust swarms, both from west and east.

From
the western side, Pakistan faces the locust swarm attack coming from Iran, in
Balochistan, while from the east coming from Indian Rajasthan, locust swarms enter
Cholistan and Tharparkar deserts. Pakistan faced locust attacks in the past.

First in 1926, the worst being in 1952.

Third locust swarm invaded in 1962 followed fourth outbreak in 1992 and then
the fifth invasion in 2019.

Being a periodical phenomenon, locust attack happens in decades and Pakistan

has recently witnessed it after 27 years since the last attack in 1992.