Islamic provisions review body

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The Islamic provisions review body was a constitutional institution in Pakistan tasked with examining and recommending laws to ensure their conformity with Islamic principles.

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Islamic provisions review body canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional institution
aim to ensure that no law is repugnant to the injunctions of Islam
appliesTo federal laws of Pakistan
provincial laws of Pakistan
basedOn Islamic principles
Quran
Sunnah
constitutionalStatus constitutional body
country Pakistan
domain Islamic law
constitutional law
function advise the legislature on Islamic aspects of law
examine proposed legislation for consistency with Islamic principles
review existing laws in light of Islamic provisions
hasAuthority advisory authority on Islamic conformity of laws
jurisdiction Pakistan
languageOfWork English
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
legalBasis Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
legalSystem Pakistani legal system
purpose to examine laws for conformity with Islamic principles
to recommend changes to laws to bring them in line with Islamic injunctions
region South Asia
religiousAffiliation Pakistan
surface form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Sunni Islam
religiousContext Islam
reportsTo Government of Pakistan
Parliament of Pakistan
reviewScope draft legislation
existing legislation
typeOfReview Islamic conformity review

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Constitution of Pakistan 1956 providedFor Islamic provisions review body