Large-scale poppy farming uncovered in KP, Balochistan - Daily news Update

Poppy Cultivation in Dera Ismail Khan Fuels Terrorism, Raises Security Alarms – Pashto News and Current Affairs Channel

A major network of poppy cultivation in Dera Ismail Khan and nearby border areas of Balochistan has come to light, sparking serious alarm over its link to terrorism and drug trafficking. According to The News, this discovery has raised deep concerns about how narcotics are being used to fund militancy in Pakistan. Reliable sources confirmed that poppy is being grown in the Pastwari and Kochmina regions. The fields are spread across 4 to 5 differ…

Large-scale poppy farming uncovered in KP, Balochistan - Daily news Update

Afghan men work on a poppy field in Jalalabad province, May 1, 2014. — Reuters Poppy cultivated in Pastwari and Kochmina across 25 acres. 40 militants, including wanted terrorists, involved in poppy farming. Online opium sales fund terrorism, pose national security threat. A significant poppy farming operation has been uncovered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan and the neighbouring border regions of Balochistan, The News reported on Mon…