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❖ Importance and Significance
Major Acts and Constitutions
i) Objectives Resolution Act (1949)
Main Principles of the Objectives Resolution
Sovereignty belongs to Allah alone, and all authority is to be exercised
within limits prescribed by Him.
i) 1949 Objectives Resolution Act (Liaquat Ali Khan)
ii) 1956 Constitution (Iskander Mirza)
iii) 1962 Constitution (Ayub Khan)
iv) 1973 Constitution (Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto)
● The Objectives Resolution was presented by Liaquat Ali Khan, the first
Prime Minister of Pakistan, on 7 March 1949 and adopted by the
Constituent Assembly on 12 March 1949.
● It was a guiding framework for the future Constitution of Pakistan and
became the preamble of all later constitutions (1956, 1962, 1973).
● The Resolution declared that Pakistan’s constitution would be based on
the principles of Islam, rather than being modelled after Western secular
systems.
2.The State shall exercise its powers through representatives chosen
by the people, ensuring democracy.
3.The principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance, and
social justice shall be implemented as taught by Islam.
4.Muslims shall be enabled to lead their lives in accordance with the
teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah.
5.Minorities shall have full freedom to profess, practice, and develop their
own religions and cultures.
6.Pakistan shall be a federation, ensuring power-sharing between the
central and provincial governments.
7.Fundamental rights such as freedom of speech, religion, and equality
before law shall be guaranteed.
8.The Judiciary shall remain independent, ensuring justice and rule of
law.