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Week 10 Lecture 17 Objective Resolution

The Objectives Resolution was adopted by Pakistan's Constituent Assembly on March 12, 1949, establishing the foundation for the country's constitutional development based on Islamic ideology and democratic principles. It emphasized democracy, equal rights, and social justice, and served as a preamble for subsequent constitutions. The resolution was framed under the leadership of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and remains a significant document in Pakistan's constitutional history.

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Week 10 Lecture 17 Objective Resolution

The Objectives Resolution was adopted by Pakistan's Constituent Assembly on March 12, 1949, establishing the foundation for the country's constitutional development based on Islamic ideology and democratic principles. It emphasized democracy, equal rights, and social justice, and served as a preamble for subsequent constitutions. The resolution was framed under the leadership of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and remains a significant document in Pakistan's constitutional history.

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 The Objectives Resolution was adopted by the Constituent


Assembly of Pakistan on March 12, 1949.
 The resolution proclaimed that the future constitution of
Pakistan would not be modeled entirely on a European
pattern, but on the ideology and democratic faith of Islam.
 Objective Resolution 1949 laid the foundation for the
constitutional development of Pakistan,
 It emphasized the principles of democracy, equal rights,
tolerance, and social justice.

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 After the death of Quaid-e-Azam on
11 September 1948, the responsibility
of framing the constitution fell on the
shoulders of the first Prime Minister,
Liaquat Ali Khan.
 This resolution was passed by the
First Constituent Assembly on 12
March 1949 under the leadership of
Liaquat Ali Khan.

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 The First Constituent Assembly of
Pakistan set up a “Basic Principles
Committee”
 Date:
 It was formed in March 1949

 Framed By
 Khawaja Nazimuddin (Governor
General) on the advice of Prime Minister
Liaquat Ali Khan
 Members: 24
 Functions: It was devised to frame
the constitution of Pakistan in the light
of Objective Resolution.

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Sovereignty Belongs • The sovereignty over the entire universe belongs to Almighty Allah alone
and the authority to be exercised by the people of Pakistan as a sacred
to Allah trust.

Life According to the • The Muslims shall be provided with the opportunity to order their lives in
Teachings of Islam accordance with the teachings and requirements of Islam.

Federal Government • A Federal System of Government will be introduced in Pakistan.


System
Supreme Authority of • The sovereignty of the state will be established through the elected
the People representative of the people.

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Independence • The judiciary will be independent.
Judiciary
Golden Principles of • Principles of democracy, equality, freedom, and social
Islam justice as laid down by Islam shall be fully observed.

Protection of the • The rights and interests of the minorities to freely


Rights of Minorities profess and practice their religion will be protected.

Equal Rights to • All citizens will enjoy their rights on the principle of
Citizens equality.

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►Objectives Resolution is one of the most important
documents in the constitutional history of Pakistan.
►It was passed by the first Constituent Assembly on 12th
March 1949 under the leadership of Liaquat Ali Khan.
►The Objectives Resolution is one of the most important and
illuminating documents in the constitutional history of
Pakistan.
►It laid down the objectives on which the future constitution
of the country was to be based, and it proved to be the
CONCLUSION foundational stone of the constitutional development in
Pakistan.
►The most significant thing was that it contained the basic
principles of both the Islamic political system and Western
Democracy.
►Its importance can be ascertained from the fact that it
served as a preamble for the Constitution of 1956, 1962, and
1973 and ultimately became part of the Constitution when
the Eighth Amendment in the Constitution of 1973 was
passed in 1985.

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