Islamic/Religious Laws

This 1981 Ordinance prohibits eating, drinking, or smoking in public places during Ramazan fasting hours and requires cinemas and theatres to close around sunset, with fines and imprisonment for violations, subject to specific exemptions.

The 1991 Act declaring Shari'ah the supreme law of Pakistan and directing the state to Islamize education, the economy, media and the justice system, while expressly preserving women's constitutional rights, non-Muslims' personal laws, and Parliament's exclusive law-making authority.

This 2001 Ordinance established the Pakistan Madrassah Education Board to set up Model religious schools, regulate curricula, and grant or withdraw affiliation to existing dini madaris while preserving their institutional autonomy.

An Act requiring publishers and recording companies to register and ensure the Holy Quran is printed and recorded without textual errors, overseen by a Quran Board, with imprisonment up to three years and a fine of at least twenty thousand rupees for violations under Section 6.

A 1925 law validating the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925's provisions affecting the Lahore High Court's jurisdiction, treating them as if passed by the Central Legislature rather than the Provincial Legislature.