Constitution of Pakistan
The Constitution of Pakistan is also called the Constitution of Pakistan and the Executive Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973.
One of the most important tasks for the new government after martial law was lifted was to draft a new constitution.
After the separation of East Pakistan in 1971, the Assembly was formed in 1972 on the basis of the 1970 elections. A committee was formed from a cross-section of different political parties. The aim of this committee was to draft a new constitution in the country that all political parties would agree on. A disagreement within the committee was whether the country should have a parliamentary system of government or a presidential system. Apart from this, there were different views on the issue of provincial autonomy. Eight months were spent by the Constitution Committee in preparing its report, finally on 10 April 1973 it submitted its report on the Constitution. It was approved in the Federal Assembly with a majority of 135 positive votes and on 14 August 1973, this constitution was implemented in Pakistan.
Main Features
1-Pakistan will have a parliamentary system of government, the Prime Minister will be the head of the government and he will be elected by the majority party.
2 -Islam is the official religion of Pakistan and the President and Prime Minister must be Muslim.
3 -Pakistan's name is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
4 -A two-thirds majority in the lower house and an overwhelming majority in the upper house are required to amend the constitution.
5 -Urdu is Pakistans national language.
6 -People will be given opportunities to live their lives according to Quran and Sunnah.
7 -Judiciary will be independent. Independence of judiciary is guaranteed.
8 -Special arrangements will be made for error-free printing of the Holy Quran.
9 -Prostitution, gambling, usury and obscene literature will be banned.
10 -Arabic language will be promoted. Arabic education has been made compulsory for male and female students till the eighth grade.
11 -According to the constitution, a Muslim is a person who believes in Allah, believes in the heavenly books, believes in the angels, the Last Day and the Prophets and recognizes the Holy Prophet (PBUH) as the last prophet of Allah. A person who denies the end of Prophethood, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, will be considered excluded from the circle of Islam.
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