Alcohol consumption in Pakistan: Don't mix sin with crime

[kakaballi]

Re: Alcohol consumption in Pakistan: Don’t mix sin with crime

@Shamraz_Khan

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The consumption of alcohol in Pakistan and its abuse has not declined since prohibition

I have read this several times and every time without any evidence to support this statement.

@Shamraz_Khan

…At the same time, the Hudood laws convicted mostly low-income individuals who lacked the means to mount a legal defense. Such discrimination against the poor can be addressed if alcohol consumption is regulated rather than criminalised.

Again, no evidence of that. Police only seems to take any sort of action when there are alcohol related deaths. I have yet to hear about public lashes being dished out for alcohol consumption or possession.

Those who argue that we can somehow regulate drunk driving, need to read this: BBC News - Pilot Irfan Faiz jailed for drinking before flight