Pakistani and Afghani tribal area is NOTORIOUS for their production of poppy crop, and resulting hasheesh and heroin.
One wonders why these tribals who mostly profess one of the most conservative version of their religion, continue planting the poppy crop.
If they say that they are poor and poppy/heroin brings them much needed money, then why on earth they would not go with planting vineyards and making wine?
Both heroin and wine are forbidden as per religious laws, but at least wine is not illegal form global laws.
Making and exporting heroin is against Deen and Dunia.
Whereas
Making and exporting wine is only against Deen.
So in some ways making wine is one of the lessor forbidden things. And still tribals a abhor wine making even though they can export to the Europeans the same thing and make money?
Is this something in tribal blood that forces them to be the “law-breakers”? Or is it part of the overall hypocritical attitude that is reflected not only by the tribals but the whole of Pakistani society.
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Or is it part of the overall hypocritical attitude that is reflected not only by the tribals but the whole of Pakistani society
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rather similar to how anti american they are too just like the tribals! do you think the americans will leave this area whilst pakistanis are so anti american? is it even safe to do so? or can you see a mopping up operation in the future?
i wouldnt reccomend that course of action. eventually it will lead to the whole western alliance being bullied by pakistanis for centuries.
you gotta know the pakistani psyche, they'll love the opportunity to go to no1 shortcut way. shortcut in that they'll only have to beat one country to do so. after that they are the world champions
target already skint, softened and readied ripe. its a trap
they can grow any number of fruits, vegetables and other crops, but they grow poppy because it is a double edged sward one side it is killing the youth of the developed and developing countries on the other side it is simply more money for unit area in unit time.
Remedy is, governments from both sides got to write strict laws and enforce them, on the other hand they got to create institutions which will readily help by advising the poor farmer and assist them to grow many variety of cash corps and create markets to sell these crops.
We can take a 10th (yes 10%) of the money being spent on the war and just give it to the people of Afghanistan and tribal Pakistan areas an that would probably be more than what these nuts make from poppy or guns.
Take another 10% and give it to the Indian and Pakistan politicians as a performance bonus for solving the Kashmir dispute and watch how fast that gets done.
10% each then to Iran and N.Korea should further better the peace clock.
With the rest, just finance some energy, vaccine and food research.
actually a great idea,. .vinyards.. in Afghanistan/Fata.....it will save huge foreign exchange... coz then Pakistan don't have to import all the liquors.... ... ;)
there are many aspects related to this . but the bottom line is wine is not “halal” all across the country.
A 2004 survey by the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association found that over 500 municipalities in the United States are dry, including 83 in Alaska. Almost one half of Mississippi’s counties are dry. Its alcohol laws are similarly complex. In Florida, five of the 67 counties are dry (they are Lafayette, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, and Washington) all of which are located in the northern part of the state, an area that has cultural ties to the Deep South.
actually a great idea,. .vinyards.. in Afghanistan/Fata.....it will save huge foreign exchange... coz then Pakistan don't have to import all the liquors.... ... ;)
pakistan is already exporting liqour!
i have read that murree brewery export liquir exports its product to some foreign countries. but i dont know exactly the value of export.
by da way allah liqiur ki lannat say hur muslim ku mehfooz rakhay.