Open AccessPakistan as a modern Islamic democracy: The quest between Islamic teachings and modern democratic modes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
islamic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-7470
pISSN - 2617-9075
DOI - 10.52337/islsci.v3i1.16
Subject(s) - democracy , islam , constitution , politics , political science , relation (database) , independence (probability theory) , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , power (physics) , colonialism , law , political economy , sociology , philosophy , computer science , mathematics , theology , statistics , linguistics , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , database
Democracy is the best form of government in the 21stcentury and West is not accepted any regime just and trustworthy without it. With this reference all colonial power in general and British Empire in particular emphasized the democratic format in all its colonies before giving them independence. Thus, after the creation of Pakistan every effort was made to bridge the Islamic modes and democratic rules in creating constitution for a newly born Islamic state. Starting from objective resolution to 1973 constitution every effort is made on Islamic, political and legal grounds to achieve the task of modern Islamic democracy. This research paper is an effort to understand the relation of both aspects and explain the future prospects of its achievement