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CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN

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CONTENTS

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Articles		Page
Preamble	............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	3
PART I	............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	3
Introductory	............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	3
1.	The Republic and its territories ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	3
2.	Islam to be State religion ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	3
2A.	The Objectives Resolution to form part of substantive provisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	3
3.	Elimination of exploitation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	4
4.	Right of individuals to be dealt with in accordance with law, etc. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	4
5.	Loyalty to State and obedience to Constitution and law ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	4
6.	High treason ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	4
Fundamental Rights and Principles of Policy		6
7.	Definition of the State ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	6
CHAPTER 1. – FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS		6
8.	Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of Fundamental Rights to be void ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	6
9.	Security of person ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	7
10.	Safeguards as to arrest and detention ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	7
10A.	Right to fair trial ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	9
11.	Slavery, forced labour, etc., prohibited ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	9
12.	Protection against retrospective punishment ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	10
13.	Protection against double punishment and self incrimination ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	10
14.	Inviolability of dignity of man, etc. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	10
15.	Freedom of movement, etc. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	11
16.	Freedom of assembly ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	11
17.	Freedom of association ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	11
18.	Freedom of trade, business or profession ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	11
19.	Freedom of speech, etc. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	12
19A.	Right to information ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	12
20.	Freedom to profess religion and to manage religious institutions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	12
21.	Safeguard against taxation for purposes of any particular religion ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	12
22.	Safeguards as to educational institutions in respect of religion, etc. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	13
23.	Provision as to property ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	13
24.	Protection of property rights ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	13
25A.	Equality of citizens ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	15
25.	Right to education ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	15
26.	Non-discrimination in respect of access to public places ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	15
27.	Safeguard against discrimination in services ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	15
28.	Preservation of language, script and culture ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	16
CHAPTER 2. – PRINCIPLES OF POLICY		16
29.	Principles of policy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	16
30.	Responsibility with respect of Principles of Policy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	17
31.	Islamic way of life ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	17
32.	Promotion of local Government institutions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	17

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