Assignment
Assignment No: 4
Student Id: 12264
Submitted By: Ammad Nadeem.
Program: S.E
Submitted To: Khalid khan.
Course Name: Pakistan Study
The Objective Resolution:
Objective Resolution is one of Pakistan's most relevant
constitutional documents. The first Constituent Assembly was
passed by Liaquat Ali Khan on 12 March 1949. The objective
resolution is one of Pakistan's most significant and enlightening
documents. It set the goals on which the country's future
constitution was to be established and was the basis for Pakistan's
constitutional growth. The most important thing was that both the
Islamic system and the Western Democracy had their core values.
The fact that it served as preliminary for the 1956, 1962 and 1973
Constitutions and eventually became a part of the Constitution
when the 8th Amendment of the 1973 Constitution was adopted in
1985 can show its value.
Objective Resolution was presented in the Constituent Assembly
by Liaquat Ali Khan on March 7, 1949 and was debated for five days
by the members from both the treasury and opposition benches.
The resolution was ultimately passed on March 12. Following were
The main Clauses of the Objective Resolution:
1. Sovereignty of the entire Universe belongs to Allah alone
2. Authority should be delegated to the State trough its people
under the rules set by Allah
3. Constitution of Pakistan should be framed by the Constituent
Assembly
4. State should exercise its powers through the chosen
representatives
5. Principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and
social justice, as inshore by Islam should be followed
6. Muslims shall live their lives according the teaching of Quran
and Sunnah
7. Minorities can freely profess and practice their religion.
8. There should be Federal form of government with the
maximum autonomy for the Units
9. Fundamental rights including equality of status, of
opportunity and before law, social, economic and political
justice, and freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith,
worship and association, subject to law and public morality
should be given to all the citizens of the state.
10. It would be the duty of the state to safeguard the interests of
minorities, backward and depressed classes.
11. Independence of judiciary should be guaranteed
12. Integrity of the territory and sovereignty of the country was to
be safeguarded
13. The people of Pakistan may prosper and attain their rightful
and honored place amongst the nations of the world and
make their full contribution towards international peace and
progress and happiness of humanity.
Liaquat Ali Khan explained the context of the resolution in his
speech delivered in the Constituent Assembly on March 7, 1949. He
termed the passage of the Objectives Resolution as “the most
important occasion in the life of this country, next in importance
only to the achievement of independence.’. He said that we as
Muslim believed that authority vested in Allah Almighty and it
should be exercised in accordance with the standards laid down in
Islam. He added that this preamble had made it clear that the
authority would be exercised by the chosen persons; which is the
essence of democracy and it eliminates the dangers of
theocracy. It emphasized on the principles of democracy,
freedom, equality, tolerance, and social justice and it says that
these should be part of future constitution.
But when it was debated in the session of the Constituent
Assembly, it was opposed and criticized by minorities’ leaders. A
non Muslim, Prem Hari proposed that the motion should be first
circulated for evoking public opinion and should then be discussed
in the house on April 30, 1949. He was supported by Sris Chandra
Chattopadhyaya, who proposed some amendments in the
resolution. To him, since the committee of Fundamental Rights had
finalized their report, there was no need for this resolution to
recommend these rights. He added that the Objectives Resolution
was amalgamation of religion and politics; hence it would create
ambiguities with relation to its application in constitutional
framework. He wanted time to study and understand the
Objectives Resolution.
