Country Minorities: Alcohol and Sindh Province

country minorities: Mustafa said there are 21 wholesale outlets and 116 retail shops selling alcohol in Sindh province, according to Metro News. Although the sale and consumption of alcohol is illegal for Muslims in Pakistan, the country minorities — mainly Hindus and Christians — face no such prohibition, and many take advantage of this concession to purchase alcohol. The ruling came in a response to a concerned petitioner who challenged the public sale of alcohol, saying it adversely affects youth, the prosecutor Ghulam Mustafa said. Within hours of the court order, shops where alcohol was once sold being shuttered across the province. Upon hearing this, according to Shaikh, the court ordered that all wine and liquor shops in Sindh be sealed with immediate effect. Local lawyer Nadeem A. Shaikh said the ruling came after the court consulted with local leaders from the minority Hindu, Sikh and Christian sects, who responded by saying that alcohol consumption isn't permitted in their respective religions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.