Abandoning status as "Islamic Republic"

[ShoutB]

As an indian you are in no position to comment about our nation's internal matters. The Pakistani race, culture and heritage is completely different and at odds to the indian one. We have a unique culture and way of life wherby Islam plays a vital role. An indian can never ever understand this. Just as we can never ever understand the indian race and culture.

Oh really? Most of the members here discuss gujrat 2002 , godhra, and then babri without even taking permission then you cannot complain like that.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

Oh really? Most of the members here discuss gujrat 2002 , godhra, and then babri without even taking permission then you cannot complain like that.

Then perhaps this ia not the place for you. You'd be better off on an indian forum not a Pakistani one.

 

[Psychic]

The name was ''Republic of Pakistan'' but changed into ''Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956,how and why did that happen?
This was not what Quaid-e-Azam wanted.
And what about Zia ul Haq?

Dictator Muhammad Zia ul Haq was the sixth President of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in 1988. Having declared martial law for the third time in the country’s history in 1977, he ruled for 11 years. His period is known as a black period in Pakistani history, particularly due to increased discrimination against religious minorities and women.

Proactive Islamization started in Zia’s period. He introduced many discriminatory laws. These laws and institutions include anti-blasphemy laws, separate votes for minorities, Hudood ordinance and law of evidence (Qanoon-e-Shahadat), ushar and zakat (Islamic taxes), establishment of Shari’ah court, laws according to Islamic injunctions and establishment of Council of Islamic Ideology. These laws were obviously made to Islamize Pakistani society.

Zia introduced the Shari’ah court by amending the Constitution, which promoted religiosity and ultimately strengthened Islamic fanatics and extremist organisations. The purpose of the Federal Shari’ah Court not only jeopardised the judicial system of the country, but also impaired the independence of Parliament. The Islamic values enshrined in the Qur’an and Sunnah became part of that country’s criminal law.

These provisions and the Islamic punishments—which included stoning to death, amputation of hands and feet and flogging in public—were also made applicable to non-Muslim citizens of the country. Minorities have consistently raised their voice against the application of the Shari’ah to which they do not belong. Women have been very critical of the enforcement of these laws too, particularly the laws relating to adultery and rape.

The Constitution of Pakistan contradicts itself in many ways. On the one hand, it ensures protection of minorities and on the other discriminates against minorities and treats them as second class citizens. Some of the articles in the Constitution of Pakistan guarantee equal rights and protection of minorities. Article 20-21-22 guarantees religious freedom and safeguards to all its citizens; Article 19, freedom of speech and expression. Article 25 says that all citizen are equal before the law.

Article 36 assures that the state shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of minorities. Yet, Article 2 says Islam shall be the state religion. Similarly, Article 41 says that the President of the state must be a Muslim. In addition, the prime minister of Pakistan must also be a Muslim.

1. Blasphemy laws in Pakistan are in conflict with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular with Article 7 (equality before the law and protection against discrimination, Article 19 (freedom of opinion and expression) and Article 18 (freedom of thought, conscience, and religion).

2. Blasphemy laws in Pakistan are also in violation of Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion and Belief, which categorically prohibits religious discrimination.

3. Blasphemy laws violate articles 2 and 4 of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, too, which seek to protect fundamental freedoms “without any form of discrimination” and the right to freely “profess and practice their own religion”.


Islamist ruined Pakistans future and with most of the population being ''Islamists'',what is there to say?

11 years in 66 years, sure those who had been power those 55 years will always blame one person...Zia for all of their inadequacies. BTW what was happening in Afghanistan in those days??? I thought that Islamists were doing the US/NATO/West a big favour those days.

Oman.

A Sultanate/Kingdom. Very Islamic indeed.