AAAAAAnd we are back to personal attacks because logical responses are not possible after losing the argument.
Malaysia's Constitution codifies FREEDOM of ALL religions:
http://www.thepigsite.com/reports/?id=3523
Malaysia Pork Supply and Demand
Malaysia is largely self-sufficient in pork, with production accounting for about 97 percent of domestic consumption. Production is stagnant, with little growth expected. Imports are tightly controlled. Opportunities exist for U.S. exporters, but the quantity would not be significant.
Production:
Malaysia’s pork production is forecast to remain relatively stable at about 235,000 tons in 2014. Similarly, swine population numbers have been constant at around 1.8 million head, and are not expected to increase. Factors hindering higher output include environmental concerns, urbanization, and cultural factors. Many smaller-scale farms were once located near high-population areas, but these have been forced to relocate due to problems associated with effluent disposal and odor. In addition, as a majority Muslim country where 60 percent of the population doesn’t consume pork nor wants to be near pork farms, opposition to expansion of the pork sector is fierce in some localities. In fact, the government of Malaysia (GOM) has an official policy of creating “pig farming areas,” which involves encouraging producers to relocate to specific zones. Establishment of these areas has been controversial and largely unsuccessful for a variety of reasons, including resistance to relocation among producers. The result is that many small-scale producers are abandoning the business.
About 80 percent of production occurs in peninsular Malaysia (mainly the States of Penang, Perak, Selangor, Malacca, Johor), with Sarawak in Eastern Malaysia also an important center of production. The average farm size is about 2,500 head, with about 150 sows. However, on peninsular Malaysia, several large farms exist with sow herds ranging from 3,000 to 4,500. The decline in small-scale producers, caused by the factors mentioned above, has created opportunities for expansion among the larger established farms that are in locations far removed from population centers. In fact, some of these larger farms are investing in improved and more modern production facilities, with better waste management systems. This new investment among these larger producers will not, however, lead to resurgence in production, as it is insufficient to replace the marked decline in small-scale production.
The sector consumes about 1.5 million tons of compound feed annually; the feed ingredients (primarily soybean meal and corn) are almost all imported. In addition, the sector relies almost exclusively on external supplies for herd improvement, importing both live boars/gilts and genetic material. Similarly, industry managers look to other countries for technical expertise and support, and often complain that GOM does little to assist in production.
Consumption:
While Malaysia’s population in about 29.6 million, only about 40 percent consume pork. Thus, the number of potential pork consumers in Malaysia is about double that of Singapore, but with significantly less purchasing power than their southern neighbors. Malaysia’s pork consumption is forecast to remain around 240,000 tons. This implies a per capita consumption for the entire population of around 8.1 kgs annually, but the effective per capita consumption among the actual pork consumers is about 20 kgs. per annum. Given demographic trends, and the outright opposition to pork in Malaysia, consumption is forecast to decline beyond 2014. Poultry is the favored meat and most important protein source, with consumption about five times that of pork. Malaysia is essentially self-sufficient in poultry meat production. Total beef (almost all imported) consumption is slightly above that of pork.
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And this is from Iran:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...lamic-state-s-secret-party-scene-9217419.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/16/iran-s-drinking-problem.html
Iran has one of the most serious alcohol problems in the world. Although it ranks number 166 in alcohol consumption per capita, if you look at the World Health Organization estimates for people who drink 35 liters or more alcohol over the course of a year, the country comes in at 19th in the world. In other words, the number of alcoholics per capita puts Iran ahead of Russia (ranked 30), Germany (83), Britain (95), the United States (104) and Saudi Arabia (184).
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To get back on topic, Pakistan's salvation lies only in separating matters of religion from matters of State. Undoubtedly.
