Pakistan's Ehtram-e-Ramzan (respecting Ramadan) law makes eating, drinking and smoking in public places during the fasting hours of the holy month illegal. The punishment for any infringement can be three months in prison and a possible fine.
It is a legacy of the Islamificaton policy pursued during the dictatorship of Zia ul-Haq in the 1980s. His notorious regime was also responsible for the blasphemy laws.
[COMMENT] What is the aim of this article ? Because we all already know Pakistan is a failed State, an anti democratic, religious autocracy riddled with extremist, anti western hatred and the abuse and control of women. So they don't let you eat in Ramadan ....... wow. Big deal. [Guardian Cif] Read more
