Since the Taliban overran Kabul, a rumor spread that there will be a ban on poppy-growing as drugs are against Islam. Therefore, buyers are bracing for a looming shortage, so the opium price is soaring. However, some believe it's impossible to eradicate such a profitable trade.

Asif Raja Haroon, a defense and security analyst, discusses how in six months into the Biden administration, amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and increasing violence on the ground there. Many are skeptical of Pakistan’s support of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

According to the local media reports, Waseem Khan was not happy with his powers being curtailed after former cricketer Ramiz Raja assumed the charge of Chairman PCB a few weeks ago. He then decided to step down because of differences with Ramiz Raja.

Former Australian leader Malcolm Turnbull, whose government approved the submarine deal with France in 2016, was scathing about the way Prime Minister Scott Morrison handled the switch, which was part of a new strategic alliance with the United States and Britain.

As PML-N's leadership appears to face fissures, Khawaja Asif maintains that Nawaz Sharif has no intention of running as PM for the fourth time. However, anything can happen. And if Maryam Nawaz has the ambition, then everyone should accept it.

In an ABC interview, US President Biden claims that he had zero recollection of any military advisers recommending a presence of 2500 troops in Afghanistan. However, top generals contradict Biden and say they did indeed recommend a troop presence in Afghanistan.

The repeated reference to “Indo-Pacific”, a policy frame promoted by the Trump administration, reflects the Biden administration’s continued outreach to the region and the way US foreign policy has been recast by China’s expanding influence.

The evil game of using Afghanistan soil against Pakistan doomed after the Taliban’s control, prompting India to go for face-saving and to appease its domestic voices as it shifts its strategic weight on the international arena amid growing tense ties between China and the US.

While meeting with the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told her how UK's abandonment caused a massive financial loss to Pakistan Cricket Board. It also deeply disappointed millions of cricket fans.

ICC is criticized for excluding US in Afghan war crimes probe by Afghan human rights defenders as the tribunal has ignored alleged US war crimes. ICC prosecutor claims that the gravity and scope of alleged crimes by the Taliban and ISIS require ICC focus.

Maryam Nawaz wore a floral patterned Kameez and Shalwar paired with heels with a very similar print. "Can’t decide which came first? The shoe or the dress but pretty impressive swag," she wrote. The fashion and style statement of Maryam Nawaz often overshadows her politics.

US-France rift intensify over the submarine dispute and Macron urges Europeans to boost defense and restore confidence by coming out of their naivety. He adds that the US has always pursued its interests over its historic allies.