I have thanked your post because you made some good points. You work in an agency and are quite religious so I wonder sometimes how innocent people are picked up while no clean-up is done within. I do not mean to get you in trouble. Just have seen things and wonder how secular people who believe in Pakistan so much they would die for it manage to get in trouble. Maybe I have been harsh on you but I don't like people dividing my nation and calling it a mistake which you have before.
Before I post a reply to your post, can I first state in the explicit of terms that I am an employee of a state intelligence agency which means that I am bound by orders and laws of my agency. I do not dictate terms to my agency and neither can I call the shots or make policy. My position as Addl. Director is not significant in the Government, any idea how many 19 Grade officers serve in the Government?
Furthermore, not everyone that is employed by state agencies/departments is corrupt nor does everyone indulge in acts beyond the scope of their agency/department. There are some very bad examples and there are some very good examples too so kindly stop considering me some sort of typical Government officer. I am well educated, I am highly qualified and I serve my agency to the best of my abilities and within the powers under which my agency operates.
Finally, let me clarify yet again that I have never come across a person who is more patriotic then I am, who honors and loves Pakistan more than I do and who is committed to serving Pakistan more then I. Just because I have a difference of opinion on past and present does not mean that I do not love Pakistan. What other example can I give you then the fact that I am an Australian citizen serving Pakistan as a Government Officer.......I am sure you are aware of our salary structure and pay/benefits. I left one of the most livable countries of the world to serve my homeland where I earn a fraction of what I used to earn and where I cannot dream of the life that I was used to, while abroad!
Smoking and drinking are banned in certain places like malls, certain car parks and other parts. But they aren't banned completely in every place and the places they are banned in they are banned because they become a nuisance. Let people do what they do in their homes. If your culture is well-promoted and strong everyone will indeed follow it. Otherwise it will crumble as it is now. If the government tried to protect our culture, our music industry, our entertainment we wouldn't be dominated by Star Plus and Zee.
But these substances are illegal because they can cause dire ramifications to a persons health and have a very insalubrious affect. Alcohol is often banned in our countries keeping religion in mind. That is wrong policy and religion mixed with politics right there. Its like saying banning a gun and a screwdriver is the same thing. Furthermore the reasons. The reason is not health which has resulted in banning of alcohol-permission only being given to license holders but religion and ZAB promulgated the law for his Islamicization campaign.
1 of the major side effects of alcohol/drugs is that one loses his/her ability to make sound decisions or judgment. There is a reason alcohol consumption is strictly forbidden in Islam. Alcohol does not have any place in our society hence the ban. It is banned in Saudi Arabia, how often is the law broken there? What we need, actually, are harsher punishments…..Shariat punishments.
It is a law that provokes people to break the law. A person who does drink should be allowed the opportunity. Instead we should try to win him over and convince of the superiority of his own culture... this is where we have failed. Things aren't done with the sword, with bans and oppression in the 21st century. The west has learned this largely and no matter how much they oppress others they almost never oppress their own.
This argument is a canard yet it is always applied. No, I want freedom of choice, of expression, of ideology in Pakistan. Nothing else.
On the contrary, it is a law that provides our LEA’s an opportunity to make money through bribes. Most of the liquor shops are located in posh localities where police keep a vigilant watch, they get protection money from these shops and the customers are not harassed. But if you are ever caught with liquor during random/snap checking…..you merely need to pay a bribe if you cannot get off on influence (depending on the quality of liquor that you are caught with, black/blue label requires higher bribe then desi thara).
And don’t forget, this is an Islamic country. There is no room for alcohol is Islam. And Islam is not time/age dependent.
That is an incorrect statement as we aren't a homogenous culture. The culture of my family and migrant families like ours is largely influenced by parts now unfortunately in India-true but this is not the case for all. Especially the Pashtuns and Baluch. Even Gilgit Baltistan has a differing culture.
You make Islam sound scary. Like a thing to be imposed. I do not believe so. Ours is the way of Averoes, ours is secular (Islamic) ideology. I fear you will not understand the ill-effects of banning things and how they tend to drive people away from Islam.
I believe my religion to be the scariest of all religions, the punishments that one has to face in hell for disobedience are so scary that they are send shivers down my spine and they are ever lasting in some cases. One cannot just look the other way; Allah has promised us rewards for good behavior and has promised his wrath for disobedience (if not forgiven).
And I do not understand how you can advocate allowing something that is banned by our religion!
Bhai mujhsey bara mullah toh tu hai... log peeche merey partey hain aur doubt merey patriotism ko kartey hain? Amazing. You are preaching on a forum. I have defended your ISI and IB constantly but first the Wahabis take orders from America then they promote tyrannical Abdul Wahab's ideas in our land.
I don't remember any Islam coming to my rescue when I had my first drink because everytime I tried to promote Nationalism the mullah or the ethno-fascist stood in the path. I do not have a strong belief in religion, I must admit.
I can only speak for myself. And I know that without the bounds of my religion, I would not be a good person. It is Islam that bounds me down, that defines my boundaries. I do not mean that I would be evil as I do not like violating rights of others but otherwise, I would be very naught
