The Enforcement of Shari'ah Act, 1991

Current legal status not independently verified. Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). The text below is the official Pakistan Code text as retrieved; whether it is still in force, or has since been amended or repealed, has not been independently checked.

WHEREAS in order to achieve the aforesaid objectives and goals, it is necessary to give to these measures constitutional and legal backing; It is hereby enacted as follows:

• Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
• Section 2: Definition
• Section 3: Supremacy of Shari’ah
• Section 4: Laws to be interpreted in the light of Shari’ah
• Section 5: Observance of Shari’ah by Muslim citizens
• Section 6: Teaching of, and training in, Shari’ah etc
• Section 7: Islamization of education
• Section 8: Islamization of economy
• Section 9: Mass media to promote Islamic values
• Section 10: Protection of life, liberty, property, etc
• Section 11: Elimination of bribery and corruption
• Section 12: Eradication of obscenity, vulgarity, etc
• Section 13: Eradication of social evils
• Section 14: Nizam-i-adl
• Section 15: Bait-ul-Mal (Welfare Fund)
• Section 16: Protection of the ideology of Pakistan, etc
• Section 17: Safeguard against false imputations, etc
• Section 18: International financial obligations, etc
• Section 19: Fulfillment of existing obligations
• Section 20: Rights of women not to be affected
• Section 21: Laws to be enacted by Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) and Provincial Assembly only
• Section 22: Rules