Dilemma Of The Pakistani Legal System “All existing laws shall be brought in conformity with the injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, in this Part referred to as the Injunctions of Islam, and no law shall be enacted which is repugnant to such Injunctions .” - (A. 227 Constitution of 1973). Since the creation of Pakistan, we have been in a mode of legal evolution which has had a significant impact on our legal history. Pre-independence laws, still pretty much intact today, play a critical role in Pakistan’s legal system, such as Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) , Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) . However, as a nation, Pakistan has been facing a dilemma since the state of “Pakistan” was created in the name of Islam whereas the entire legal system of Pakistan was based on the philosophy of separation of religion and state. Pakistan’s National Assembly of 1973, after incorporating the afor...
International Law scholar teaching constitutional law, socio-political activist. Advocate for Students Rights and Human Rights. Founder Khurshid Anwar Law Firm. Former Chairman Students Rights Wing, Pakistan. Former Vice-Chairman International Legal Studies Committee, Lahore High Court Bar Association.