chem1st Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 http://www.news.com.au/business/alcohol-is-forbidden-for-its-own-people-but-pakistan-is-set-to-become-a-beer-exporter/story-e6frfm1i-1226171580996 Perhaps this will soon be available in the UK? Has anybody tried it?
Flowersfade Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Stranger things have happened, Who knows?.
Flowersfade Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 It seems it will be run by non muslims for non muslims such as Hindu's christians etc.
skinz Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Brings a whole new meaning to the term "getting lashed".
mafya Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 You couldn't make it up, Islam prohibits alcohol and as far as I was aware any money made from alcohol is also haraam so even though it is for export to non muslim countries any money made is haraam. I can't see the prime minister giving final approval for this.
HeadingNorth Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 You couldn't make it up, Islam prohibits alcohol and as far as I was aware any money made from alcohol is also haraam so even though it is for export to non muslim countries any money made is haraam. Why would a non-Muslim group of people be concerned by that?
AJ sheffield Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Brings a whole new meaning to the term "getting lashed". :hihi:
mafya Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Why would a non-Muslim group of people be concerned by that? The govt of pakistan would be collecting business tax's.
Nagel Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 http://www.news.com.au/business/alcohol-is-forbidden-for-its-own-people-but-pakistan-is-set-to-become-a-beer-exporter/story-e6frfm1i-1226171580996 Perhaps this will soon be available in the UK? Has anybody tried it? Yes, I've tried it and it was OK. The same company also makes a Pakistani whisky. I had it in Pakistan when I worked there for a year or so. It was available to non-muslim foreigners. Expats who lived there could buy an allowance every month. It was also available to Pakistanis who weren't muslims, those who are christian, hindu or animist. It was a pain buying it in the hotel. You had to fill in a form with all your details and then room service would return once the form was approved to photocopy your passport. Then you would pay and half an hour later they would bring your beer to your hotel room. If you wanted another then you would have to go through the whole rigmarole again! I was working there with a colleague who was of Pakistani/Indian descent, born in Sheffield. He wasn't a practising muslim, but he had a muslim name and they refused to serve him alcohol just on the basis of his name despite his protestations that he wasn't a muslim! I had to buy all his beers for him...
Nagel Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 You couldn't make it up, Islam prohibits alcohol and as far as I was aware any money made from alcohol is also haraam so even though it is for export to non muslim countries any money made is haraam. I can't see the prime minister giving final approval for this. But not everyone in Pakistan is a muslim. Christians, hindus and animists are allowed to do their own thing which includes drinking.
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