I don't oppose the consumption of alcohol because of religious reasons. I'm not a religious man and have no such religious commitments. I myself actually drink champagne on an average of two glasses a year when given the opportunity.
A few drinks with a clean meal is actually beneficial for the health. And whenever I consume some champagne, it's never more than one glass on each occasion. I don't recall ever consuming more than one glassful and even if one does it's safe.
But the problem is that most people don't consume two glasses a year when given the opportunity. In many countries there is a limit on what age you should be for drinking, how much should be consumed at most before you drive. But many drinkers don't care about that. They want to learn the hard way by getting jail sentences or their licenses revoked.
This does not end well for other people who have to die or get injured from such preventable accidents until the drunkard learns his/her lesson. In Western countries much of domestic violence and crime can also be owed to alcohol abuse.
An increase in domestic violence and other types of crime are amongst the last things Pakistan needs. Most people in Pakistan have little regard for the laws until they receive full capital punishment for their crimes.
Liquor is available to non-Muslims in Pakistan under license, but I oppose that. The whole reason Islam forbids alcohol, or better yet a large amount, is due to it's affects on the mind that can lead to all sorts of disasters.
But most people don't look at these reasons and simply ban it because Islam discourages it without looking into why it discourages it. It's just like the consumption of pork. Islam forbids it due to health reasons whereas people don't even want to have anything to do with pigs at all simply because Islam forbids consuming pigs as opposed to why it forbids it.
These are the reasons why non-Muslims are permitted to drink alcoholic beverages in Pakistan. But as stated people will not restrict their consumption until their desires are satisfied. In a country where hundreds of thousands of people die every year due to smoking addiction problems and drug abuse, what are the chances of them consuming alcohol with care?
You can never predict what people can do when granted the privilege of drinking alcohol until after they're drunk which can have severe consequences, even fatal.
Not to mention that regular alcohol consumption has bad affects on the health. These are the many factors that alcohol advocates need to take into consideration before pushing for it to be legalized, all in the name of "liberalism."
In Western countries there are even organizations devoted to the prevention of drunk driving and preventing alcohol from falling into the hands of liquor thirsty teens. We don't need people in Pakistan preoccupied with such devotions. We already have enough problems to worry about.
People, especially in third world countries do not take into consideration any sort of consequences for their actions only until after they have suffered through them.
