Debt is a big responsibility! The Muslim country of Pakistan is on the way to repay its debt by selling ‘haram’ liquor

Alcohol is forbidden in Islam. 50 years ago, the then Prime Minister Zulfiqar Bhutto banned alcohol in the Muslim country of Pakistan. But debt is a big liability. The government of Shahbaz Sharif of Pakistan walked on the path of selling liquor with the mud of ‘haram’ on it from the accumulation of selling the bells and bowls in debt. Reports say the country’s sole brewer exported beer and other liquor to countries like Britain, Japan, Portugal and Thailand last April.

Ramiz Shah, manager of Murree Brewery, a Pakistani brewer, said, “Initially we are building our network abroad. In future, we will increase our production.” But why after so many years, Pakistan walked the road of selling alcohol? It is known that there is a huge debt burden behind it. According to the data, there is a huge gap between Pakistan’s income and expenditure. In the fiscal year 2026, the income of the government of Pakistan is only 58 billion dollars. Of this, 30 billion dollars have gone to meet the debt alone. Meanwhile, the data says that the total cost of Pakistan at the moment is 138 billion dollars. Of this only government debt has to pay 92 billion dollars. Shahbaz Sharif’s government has resorted to alcohol to reduce the burden of this huge amount of money.

Ramiz Shah, manager of Murree Brewery, a Pakistani brewer, said, “Initially we are building our network abroad. In future, we will increase our production.”

It should be noted that in 1977, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Bhutto, banned the sale of alcohol. At that time violent movement against the government started in Pakistan. The agitators demanded that alcohol, night clubs and pubs should be completely stopped in the country in accordance with Islamic customs. The norms of Western civilization must be completely removed. Later Ziaul Haque made this law more stringent.

However, Musharraf’s government made some concessions to this law. Some concessions are given to licensed shops during that time. Especially in regions like Sindh, Balochistan. Where only non-Muslims were allowed to buy alcohol. However, the sale of alcohol abroad is completely closed. Shahbaz government allowed the export of alcohol for the first time in 2025. Thereafter, the sale of alcohol was allowed only in countries that were not members of the OIC. This time, the government of Pakistan has decided to increase the amount of alcohol sold abroad due to debt.