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The Hudud Ordinances are laws in Pakistan enacted in 1979 as part of the Islamization of Pakistan by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan.It replaced parts of the British-era Pakistan Penal Code, adding new criminal offences of adultery and fornication, and new punishments of whipping, amputation, and stoning to death.
Pakistan lacks strong [vague] laws prohibiting coerced conversions, which has drawn criticism for allowing coerced conversions to go largely unpunished. [ 20 ] In November 2016, a bill prohibiting forced conversion was passed by the Sindh Provisional Assembly , punishing perpetrators with a minimum of 5 years in jail, and a fine paid to the ...
The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) is a constitutional islamic religious court of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which has the power to examine and determine whether the laws of the country comply with Sharia law. The court was established in 1980 during the government of the President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
Freedom of religion in Pakistan is formally guaranteed by the Constitution of Pakistan for individuals of various religions and religious sects. A day out for Secular Sindhi cultural day. Pakistan gained independence in 1947 and was founded upon the concept of two-nation theory. At the time of Pakistan's creation the 'hostage theory' had been ...
, (Reuters) - Pakistan's blasphemy law has come under a spotlight after a Muslim mob burnt churches and houses in a Christian settlement in the east of the country, accusing two of its members of ...
Similarly, a judge in Pakistan nullified the "free-will" marriage of a Hindu girl, Mehik Kumari, and confirmed that she was underage when she "embraced" Islam and married a Muslim man. Activists had argued that Kumari was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. [23] Since these events, Pakistan has given over 1 million non-Muslims the right ...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, during the tenure of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, passed the decision of the Federal Shariah Court on 14 November 1991 in which interest was declared un-Islamic. Following this, on 23 December 1999, the Appellate Shariah Bench of the Supreme Court upheld the 1992 order of the Shariah Court and ...
The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah had a vision regarding the law of Pakistan, to implement a system in accordance to Islamic teachings, but it was never fulfilled, although it was fulfilled at the later stage when Pakistan had its first constitution in 1956. This vision, however, did have a lasting effect on later Pakistani lawmakers.