INFLUENCE OF ISLAM ON THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN PAKISTAN DURING ZULFIQAR ALI BHUTO ERA (1970-1977)
Keywords:
Islamization, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, law, Religion, Islam, politicsAbstract
Religion and politics in Pakistan are very closely related. This fusion of religion and politics took place before the creation of Pakistan as the very idea of a separate state for Indian Muslims was shaped by religion. After independence the issue got further impetus and the religious leaders, the ulema, very assertively demanded for Islamizing the system. The process actually started in 1949 with the passage of Objectives Resolution which provided for the Islamic foundation of future laws in Pakistan. The Objectives Resolutions was followed by three constitution passed by the regimes of different leaders ranging from Islamic oriented to the secular leaders like Ayub and Bhutto but none of them could dare separate religion from politics. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto contested and won election in 1970 on secular agenda but he could not implement his socialist program and soon had to retreat to Islam as a saving force. This paper is an account of Bhutto’s Islamization process. The study attempts to discuss that how a secular leader with a socialist program resorted to Islam? What were those factors which barred Bhutto from implementing his agenda? The paper is a qualitative study largely based on secondary data gleaned from articles, books and theses.
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