SMC No. 1/2014 etc
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and privileges are conferred on various persons and entities. These
can be categorized as follows:(a)
A special place has been conferred to Islam as a
religion.
(b)
Muslims have been conferred certain non-religious
privileges in comparison to Non-Muslims [For example;
The President and the Prime Minister can only be a
Muslim under Articles 41 and 91].
(c)
Various provisions seek a positive enforcement of the
Islamic way of life [For example, the establishment of
the Council of Islamic Ideology and the Federal Shariat
Court].
(d)
Within the positive enforcement of the Islamic way of
life as described in para (c) above, the existence and
importance of sects is recognized [For example, Article
227 & 228].
(e)
Various rights and protections are conferred on NonMuslims/Minorities.
(f)
Regardless of the rights and privileges described in
Para (a) to (e) above, the right to religious conscience is
a right equally granted to all citizens, religious
denominations and sects.
12.
A reference to the provisions which specifically provide
for religious freedom and minorities’ rights would be pertinent.
Those are:“20.
21.
Subject to law, public order and morality,-(a)
every citizen shall have the right to profess,
practise and propagate his religion; and
(b)
every religious denomination and every sect
thereof shall have the right to establish,
maintain and manage its religious institutions.
No person shall be compelled to pay any special tax
the proceeds of which are to be spent on the
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