Tribune PK: ISLAMABAD: The federal government told the Supreme Court on Monday that the 1973 Constitution was an ‘uneasy marriage between socialism and Islam’ which could never be successful.
A 17-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Pakistan Nasirul Mulk, hearing the constitutional amendment case was told by the counsel for the federal government, Khalid Anwar, that Pakistan Peoples Party was the founder of the 1973 Constitution and the party won a majority on the basis of socialism, not religion, especially with the roti, kapra, makan slogan gaining currency.
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The court was told that Article 2 of the Constitution mentions Islam while Article 3 stated the elimination of exploitation, which was copied from Article 12 of the Soviet Union’s 1936 constitution.
Categories: Asia, Double Standard, Pakistan
The only constitution the world needs is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Debate: Should human rights always outweigh religious rights?
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Not an uneasy but mismatch marriage. Earlier both depart better for country. Let state to be secular and leave the religion as a matter between creation and Creator.