Re: Alcohol consumption in Pakistan: Don’t mix sin with crime
There are two possibilities once alcohol is legalized;
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Alcohol consumption increases in the country significantly. We simply do not have the means to deal with the social impact. We have enough violence already in the country, thank you.
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(which most commentators here and elsewhere online agree with) Only those who consume alcohol now will continue to consume, those who do not drink now, will not change and we will get tax revenue.
Now: http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/msbgsruprofiles.pdf
Alcohol consumption in Pakistan is negligible [against the ‘online’ perception]. If that consumption would not increase as a result of legalizing and regulating it, then the costs do not justify the (supposed) revenue the government is going to receive (if the corrupt officials leave it alone).
USA tries to regulate underage drinking. 73 of underage people still drink. You think Pakistan can do better?
The online propaganda about how everyone openly drinks and how easily alcohol is available is just that… propaganda. There is a big world beyond the walls of DHA Karachi.