With Afghanistan's strict ban on opium cultivation under the Taliban, the regional dynamics of poppy production have shifted. Farmers across the Baloch and Pashtun belt of Pakistan - facing poverty ...

Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, Captain (retd) Abdul Khaliq Achakzai, took serious notice of the matter and issued a ...

Muffins came later, in high school, along with slices of glazed lemon poppy seed pound cake. The seeds work differently in ...

QUETTA: Lawmakers from both the treasury and opposition benches in the Balochistan Assembly expressed grave concerns on ...

On a different matter, lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties in the Balochistan Assembly expressed grave concerns on Thursday about the increasing cultivation of poppy in various ...

Police set on fire more than half a tonne of illegal drugs in the southern Afghanistan Kandahar province on Sunday, ...

Afghan counter-narcotics police have discovered 57 kg of opium and arrested a suspected drug smuggler in Badakhshan province, ...

Afghan national army has thwarted attempts to smuggle drugs and detained three alleged drug smugglers in the southern ...

Most culinary poppy seeds come from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), a hardy annual that produces stunning flowers in shades of red, purple, and white.

Kabul: Afghan security forces have seized 1,000 kg of illicit drugs and arrested two alleged drug smugglers in southern ...

Dr Esther Bloria India’s geographical and historical ties to the opium trade have created deep-rooted challenges in ...

“The opium poppy, on the other hand, has gone from strength to strength; it is now more powerful than ever, manifesting itself in the devastating opioid crisis that currently grips the globe.” ...