Alcohol should be as easy available as Pepsi/Coke: Sindh MPA

[pak-marine]

Alcohol should be as easily available as Pepsi or Coke: Sindh MPA


By Saba Imtiaz
Published: March 21, 2012

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Saleem Khursheed Khokhar has suggested that alcohol should be as easily available as Pepsi or Coke.

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Saleem Khursheed Khokhar has suggested that alcohol should be as easily available as Pepsi or Coke, in order to stop reinforcing that it is only for minority faith members to consume.

Khokhar, who is also the chairman of the Standing Committee on Minority Affairs, brought up the idea as the Excise and Taxation Minister Mukesh Chawla was answering questions in the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday.

While another MPA, Anwar Khan Mahar, had clarified that alcohol was not allowed in minority faiths either, the minster told the assembly that according to the 1979 Act regarding the sale of alcohol, only non-Muslims were allowed to sell or consume alcohol.

Khokhar’s point was that reinforcing that non-Muslims drink alcohol created further divisions and it should just be made open for all.

 

[World_Peace]

Bevda....

 

[Archie]

And I Bet he was Drunk Silly When he said those words!! Cheers

 

[karan.1970]

Alcohol should be as easily available as Pepsi or Coke: Sindh MPA


By Saba Imtiaz
Published: March 21, 2012

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Saleem Khursheed Khokhar has suggested that alcohol should be as easily available as Pepsi or Coke.

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Saleem Khursheed Khokhar has suggested that alcohol should be as easily available as Pepsi or Coke, in order to stop reinforcing that it is only for minority faith members to consume.

Khokhar, who is also the chairman of the Standing Committee on Minority Affairs, brought up the idea as the Excise and Taxation Minister Mukesh Chawla was answering questions in the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday.

While another MPA, Anwar Khan Mahar, had clarified that alcohol was not allowed in minority faiths either, the minster told the assembly that according to the 1979 Act regarding the sale of alcohol, only non-Muslims were allowed to sell or consume alcohol.

Khokhar’s point was that reinforcing that non-Muslims drink alcohol created further divisions and it should just be made open for all.

I fully support him

 

[pak-marine]

Let the nation de-stress

 

[Lone Shooter]

While you are at it, how about heroin , marijuana and all that jazz.

 

[saiyan0321]

legalize prostitution and gambling bhai jab sharab bhi hai tu shabab aur jowa bhi hojaye .;........ and these guys are supposed to make laws and development projects oh boy no wonder everything is gone to hell

 

[JAT BALWAN]

jalne wale jala kare.... peene wale jeeya kare...

bare fayade hain bhai......

 

[Last Hope]

Bullcrap.

Not only the fact that Alcohol is strongly haram and extremely dangerous, it would bring in a society much more worse.
The youth and children having access to these, secretly if possible, would add-in to the damage.

When the world, the professors and doctors are crying to stop consuming alcohol due to health effects, the Sindh MPA asks to legalize in, actual name 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan'.

What next? Legalize prostitution and sales of pornography in shops?
This guy is gone insane, and those who support him are not less than one.

 

[Karachiite]

I fully support this. This would be very profitable and also give employment to many people.

 

[Rusty]

I fully support this. This would be very profitable and also give employment to many people.

so would legalizing heroin, cocain and other drugs.

How about legalizing murder? that will also create alot of employment and be profitable.
Or legalizing theft? that will create A LOT of wealth


The problems that come with drugs is too high for a society in both money and social factors.
We need to do our best to stamp it out by getting people help for addiction and targeting bootleggers and distributors.

 

[JAT BALWAN]

so would legalizing heroin, cocain and other drugs.

How about legalizing murder? that will also create alot of employment and be profitable.
Or legalizing theft? that will create A LOT of wealth


The problems that come with drugs is too high for a society in both money and social factors.
We need to do our best to stamp it out by getting people help for addiction and targeting bootleggers and distributors.

so in your words all the countries in the world which have alcohol legal, are also doing all the other sins???

means drugs & murder... huh???

 

[Karachiite]

No need to legalize cocaine or heroin. But marijuana should be legalized. If were going to ban all the drugs then why not ban cigarettes? Why not ban guns? Why not ban driving since there's a health risk in that too?
I don't know if people know but red wine is good for health. Even marijuana is good for people dealing with cancer or aids. Everything should be taken in moderation.
Legalizing alcohol for everyone (over a certain age limit) would actually save many lives since bootleg alcohol sold to people kills hundreds every month.
Alcohol was legal in Pakistan in the 40s,50s and 60s, and there were no problems back then unlike now.

 

[saiyan0321]

I fully support this. This would be very profitable and also give employment to many people.

seriouslt we r supposed to be the islamic republic believe it or not sharab is haram in islam.P and yeah it would create alot of jobs but it would also destroy alot of people who will become drunks. you know there r other ways to create jobs then legalizing drinking

I don't know if people know but red wine is good for health. Even marijuana is good for people dealing with cancer or aids. Everything should be taken in moderation.

you think people will do it in moderation, getting drunk is common you cant expect people to have a glass a day and then go to work. believe me this step will make things worse. you will be exposing those who dont take wine to this and once more islamic buddy islamic

 

[darkinsky]

the sindhis are alreadu under chars condition, now he wants sindhi addicts to become alcohol addits, not forgetting there is already many sindhi nashayes who are killed due to zahrili sharab(poisonous alcohol)