Pakistani Province Adopts Islamic Law

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, JUNE 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The Parliament of Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province approved a law introducing Shariah, or Islamic law, in this region bordering Afghanistan.

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The Parliament approved the law by unanimity today, after amendments by opposition parities were withdrawn, news agencies reported.

The measure, which must be signed by Governor Sayed Iftikhar Hussain Shah in order to become law — this is considered a mere formality — makes Islamic law the supreme legal reference in the provincial courts, and provides for the Islamization of education, the economy and the judicial system.

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