Pakistan alcohol tragedy kills 22
Patients suffering toxic liquor poisoning in Karachi hospital
More than 40 people are ill after drinking the liquor
At least 22 people have died after drinking illegally brewed alcohol in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police said.
The dead included some policemen, including one who ran a facility to brew the toxic liquor, they said.
More than 20 people are ill after drinking the liquor and have been admitted to hospital.
Police said drinkers buy illegal liquor because legal wine shops are closed during the holy month of Ramadan.
Police said one of the surviving pedlars said he had sold more than 100 bottles of toxic liquor on Wednesday night.
He told a local newspaper that he had been running the business along with a police constable.
Locally brewed alcohol has been traditionally available in two forms - kuppi and tharra- in Pakistan.
Police say customers often mix the two for a greater “kick”, often leading to a more potentially lethal drink.
if only they knew methanol cause blindness and death compared to ethanol.
make shift laboratries produce some liquid without knowing the composition of it. end up making it poison! in dire need they make mistake of mixing methelated spirit - largely available to make quick bucks and hence these results.
other reason in ramadhan most of the liqour stores in the city are closed and these people gone to alternate sources! paid the price.
the producers should be charged with mass murder cases. and surviving consumers shoudl be charged for consuming it!
if only they knew methanol cause blindness and death compared to ethanol.
make shift laboratries produce some liquid without knowing the composition of it. end up making it poison! in dire need they make mistake of mixing methelated spirit - largely available to make quick bucks and hence these results.
other reason in ramadhan most of the liqour stores in the city are closed and these people gone to alternate sources! paid the price.
the producers should be charged with mass murder cases. and surviving consumers shoudl be charged for consuming it!
Did you see names of involved/victims? Such operations have full protection from police, who do you think will catch/prosecute them?
I don't know how this is a topic of Politics and Economics? Unless some one blame this incidence directly to Mush as he him self is famous Sharabi Kababi. The only difference is type and quality of imported liquor he is drinking without any such effects.
I think it is a time to remove restrictions on alcohal to avoid such an ugly incident.
the producers should be charged with mass murder cases. and surviving consumers shoudl be charged for consuming it!
O bhai, who gets charged & sentenced in Pakistan. After few months same people will be producing similar liqour causing more deaths. Similar incidents occur quite often.
Bhaijan jab MQM ka naam aata hay is 'gup shup' forum main, aap itnay personal kyon ho jaatay hain? City is governed by MQM, tell me what it has done to avoid such incident in future?
Bhaijan jab MQM ka naam aata hay is 'gup shup' forum main, aap itnay personal kyon ho jaatay hain? City is governed by MQM, tell me what it has done to avoid such incident in future?
Is it my fault that you and others keep bringing up MQM in every turn?