Objectives Resolution 1949

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Objectives Resolution 1949 is a foundational constitutional document of Pakistan that articulated the Islamic and democratic principles meant to guide the country’s future constitutions and governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document ⓘ
foundational document ⓘ
resolution ⓘ
adoptedBy Constituent Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
adoptionDate 12 March 1949 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Objectives Resolution ⓘ
articleNumber Article 2A of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
declares Muslims shall be enabled to order their lives in accordance with the teachings and requirements of Islam ⓘ
adequate provision shall be made for minorities to freely profess and practice their religions ⓘ
authority to be exercised by the people of Pakistan is a sacred trust ⓘ
fundamental rights including equality of status and opportunity shall be guaranteed ⓘ
independence of the judiciary shall be fully secured ⓘ
principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice as enunciated by Islam shall be fully observed ⓘ
sovereignty over the entire universe belongs to Almighty Allah alone ⓘ
the State shall exercise its powers and authority through the chosen representatives of the people ⓘ
enshrines principle of popular sovereignty under the supremacy of Allah ⓘ
protection of minorities ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
governmentTypeEnvisioned Islamic democracy ⓘ
parliamentary system ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked formal commitment to an Islamic democratic state in Pakistan ⓘ
provided ideological foundation for Pakistan’s constitutional development ⓘ
ideologicalBasis Islam ⓘ
incorporatedAs substantive part of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 ⓘ
incorporatedThrough Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
incorporationYear 1985 ⓘ
influenced Constitution of Pakistan 1956 ⓘ
Constitution of Pakistan 1962 ⓘ
Constitution of Pakistan 1973 ⓘ
jurisdiction Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus preamble of the Constitution of Pakistan 1956 ⓘ
preamble of the Constitution of Pakistan 1962 ⓘ
preamble of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 ⓘ
politicalPrinciples democracy ⓘ
representative government ⓘ
purpose to articulate Islamic and democratic principles for governance in Pakistan ⓘ
to lay down guiding principles for the future constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
region South Asia ⓘ
subjectMatter Islamic principles of state policy ⓘ
democratic governance ⓘ
fundamental rights ⓘ
independence of judiciary ⓘ
minority rights ⓘ
year 1949 ⓘ

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Constitution of Pakistan 1956 → ideologicalBasis → Objectives Resolution 1949 ⓘ
Constituent Assembly of Pakistan → constitutionalOutput → Objectives Resolution 1949 ⓘ
Objectives Resolution 1949 → alsoKnownAs → Objectives Resolution ⓘ
linked to: Objectives Resolution 1949
Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan → gaveConstitutionalStatusTo → Objectives Resolution ⓘ
linked to: Objectives Resolution 1949
Article 2A of the Constitution of Pakistan → adoptedFrom → Objectives Resolution of 1949 ⓘ
linked to: Objectives Resolution 1949