The Application of Islamic Criminal Law in Pakistan : Sharia in Practice (Brill's Arab and Islamic Laws Series, Volume 2)

429 Pages·2009·1.42 MB·English

by  Tahir Wasti

The Application of Islamic Criminal Law
in Pakistan
Brill’s Arab and
Islamic Laws Series
Editorial Board
H.H. Prof. Eugene Cotran
Mark Hoyle
Martin Lau
VOLUME 2
The Application of Islamic
Criminal Law in Pakistan
Sharia in Practice
By
Tahir Wasti
LEIDEN • BOSTON
2009
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wasti, Tahir.
The application of Islamic criminal law in Pakistan : Sharia in practice / by Tahir
Wasti.
p. cm. — (Brill’s Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 2)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-90-04-17225-8 (hardback : alk. paper)
1. Reparation (Criminal justice)—Pakistan. 2. Criminal justice, Administration
of—Pakistan. 3. Reparation (Islamic law)—Pakistan. 4. Punishment (Islamic law)—
Pakistan. 5. Blood money (Islamic law)—Pakistan. 6. Criminal justice, Administration
of (Islamic law)—Pakistan. 7. Islamic law—Pakistan. I. Title. II. Series.
KPL3952.W37 2009
345.5491’05—dc22
2008040108
ISSN 1871-2894
ISBN 978 90 04 17225 8
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CONTENTS
List of Tables ...................................................................................... ix
List of Graphs ..................................................................................... xi
Acknowledgements ............................................................................ xiii
List of Abbreviations ......................................................................... xv
Glossary ............................................................................................... xvii
Introduction Islamic Law in Practice: The Application of
Qisas and Diyat Law in Pakistan ................................................ 1
Chapter One The Study ................................................................. 17
Chapter Two Legal and Theoretical Foundation of the
Qisas and Diyat Law in Pakistan ................................................ 57
Chapter Three The Evolution of the Qisas and Diyat Law in
Pakistan: A Brief History ............................................................. 99
Chapter Four Assembly Debates on the Law of Murder and
Homicide, 1981–97 ....................................................................... 143
Chapter Five The New Law and Judiciary ................................. 165
Chapter Six Impact of Qisas and Diyat Law on the
Administration of Criminal Justice in Pakistan ....................... 239
Chapter Seven Conclusion ............................................................ 283
Appendix A: Chronology of Events ............................................... 289
Appendix B: Draft Ordinance ......................................................... 299
Appendix C: The Ordinance 1990 .................................................. 315
Appendix D: The Act of 1997 ......................................................... 328
Appendix E: Tables of the Ten District’s Police Records ........... 354
Appendix F: Tables of the Ten Districts’ Session Courts
Records ............................................................................................ 365
Appendix G: Homicide Rate of Pakistan ...................................... 376
viii contents
Appendix H: Questionnaire ............................................................. 378
Appendix I: List of Cases ................................................................. 380
Appendix J: List of Statutes ............................................................. 385
Bibliography ........................................................................................ 387
Index .................................................................................................... 403
LIST OF TABLES
Table 6.1 Accumulative Data of Ten Districts of the Sample
Area Derived from the Police Records ...................................... 258
Table 6.2 Accumulative Data of the Sample Area Derived
from the Sessions Courts Records .............................................. 262
Table 6.3 Multan High Court: Murder References Decided
by the Multan High Court, 1981–2000 ..................................... 270
Table 6.4 Criminal Appeals Decided by the Supreme Court
of Pakistan, 1981–2000 ................................................................. 274
Table E.1 District Multan Police Records .................................. 354
Table E.2 District Khanewal Police Records .............................. 356
Table E.3 District Vehari Police Records ................................... 357
Table E.4 District Sahiwal Police Records .................................. 358
Table E.5 District Pakpattan Police Records .............................. 359
Table E.6 District Lodhran Police Records ................................ 360
Table E.7 District DG Khan Police Records .............................. 361
Table E.8 District Rajanpur Police Records ............................... 362
Table E.9 District Layyah Police Records ................................... 363
Table E.10 District Muzaffargargh Police Records ..................... 364
Table F.1 Sessions Courts Multan ............................................... 365
Table F.2 Sessions Courts Khanewal ........................................... 367
Table F.3 Sessions Courts Vehari ................................................ 368
Table F.4 Sessions Courts Sahiwal ............................................... 369
Table F.5 Sessions Courts Pakpattan ........................................... 370
Table F.6 Sessions Courts Lodhran ............................................. 371
Table F.7 Sessions Courts DG Khan ........................................... 372
Table F.8 Sessions Courts Rajanpur ............................................ 373
Table F.9 District Layyah .............................................................. 374
Table F.10 Sessions Courts District Muzaffargargh .................... 375
Table G.1 Homicide Rate in Pakistan .......................................... 376
Table G.2 Average Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
in Two Decades ............................................................................. 376