NOw i just finished reading this book titled ‘Breaking the Curfew’ by Emma Duncan…it is a politcal book based during the years of Ayub khan,Bhutton and Zia…now what surprized me mostly was that alcohol which is ‘haram’ in Islam is drunk so commonly in the so-called islami society..and what surprized me further was that even the in PAk army (which i believed was ISLAMIZED), the senior officers make use of it too!..
I was very much shocked…although i did know that many muslims drink…but wasnt sure that it was drunk at this scale…
well.....even i dont know of any,,,but after reading some of the boooks on politics...i have changed my view... Bhutto used to drink ...together with many of the land lords!!
The most commonly drunk things in the so-called Islamic society and the army are still Pepsi/Coke, Roo and Lemon juice. But then there are the members of the establishment, few in numbers, which consider themselves above the law and care less about the so-called Islamic society. So if you think that they are very common in Pakistan then I think you have to visit Pakistan and for once get out of your so-called urban enclave, and see what Pakistanis drink.
It happens everywhere.. . I am not in favour of drinking but I am also not into pointing fingers.... let them do whatever they want to do, afterall we are all responsible for our own actions not others.
It was during the time of Zia when alcohol was prohibited.It is still served in the Army mess.Elite of pakistan always served alcoholic drinks in their parties and it is the same case now.Even the poor class of pakistan drinks you can find stories in our newspapers in which people die after having"kachi sharab"
So it basically depends on your beliefs.In islam it is not allowed so majority of the muslims dont drink but the ban of alcohol has surely prevented many from going into alcoholism.
The Pakistan army is dominated by punjabis who enjoy nothing more than a bottle of rum to wash down their biryani. + there's many breweries in pakistan that produce alcohol.
you can find many people in the interior of sindh who even dont know the basics of islam and they are very poor especially areas of tharparkar .where there is difficult for someone coming from urban sindh to recognise from their lifestyles that they are muslims or not.
Obviously the elite is involved in corruption and other evils but yes i agree that pakistani society is not a true islamic society.
Now now....you cant point out a whole community just because some ppl might drink...but the point i am making is that Pakistan as in the : islamic republic, the use of alcohol should not be soooo widespread....(although even our father of the nation used to drink and eat ham sandwitches)...some of the social evils should be stopped....although i am of the view that i wouldnt be stopped completlz...but atleast the leaders should be sincere with their ppl...
I know Drinking is very common in Pakistan, and it is usually just the beer type thing locally produced.
i was really disgusted at how people just go oh yeah people are always drunk around here!!!!!
In engalnd i know people drink and most usually know they are doin something wrong in paksitan they seem to carry no guilt!!
I am finding it hard to understand what do we mean by common? and are you talking about that Aab-e-Jo, by the way thats not a "drink" and its only available inlarge urban areas, and 70% of Pakistanis live out of large urabn areas, and NRP know very little about how they live.
sharab is not that uncommon here ..
have seen ppl drinking etc. etc.
its surprising how easily it is available .
it goes with pakistani psyche..
if u r stopped from doing something then u MUST do it.
like u will see cars parked at NO PARKING signs.
ppl doing photography under a sign board saying ' photography is prohibited' etc etc.
^^ They've lifted the ban for 24 hours :( I can hear people shouting "bo kata" at 4 in the morning
Drinking is not that uncommon in Pakistan. But its present mostly in the upper class or very low class. Its served in upper class parties. There are bars in five star hotels like someone mentioned above and the poor have got 'booti' or 'desi sharab' to keep them away from the worries of the world.