Area Handbook for PakistanU.S. Government Printing Office, 1965 - 607 pages |
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Page 238 - ... by preventing the concentration of wealth and means of production and distribution in the hands of a few to the detriment of the interest of the common man, and by ensuring equitable adjustment of rights between employers and employees, and landlords and tenants...
Page 330 - In case of aggression against Pakistan, the Government of the United States of America, in accordance with the Constitution of the United States of America, will take such appropriate action, including the use of armed forces, as may be mutually agreed upon...
Page 13 - States based on unity of language, race, history, religion and identity of economic interests is the only possible way to secure a stable constitutional structure in India...
Page 375 - consider problems relating to the ownership and tenancy of agricultural land and to recommend measures for ensuring better production and social justice as well as security of tenure for those engaged in cultivation".
Page 137 - The science of law is usually defined as "the knowledge of the rights and duties whereby man may fitly conduct his life in this world and prepare himself for the future life." There was never a full separation made between law in the sense of the limits on human freedom and law in the sense of duty.
Page 408 - Every citizen shall have the right to form associations or unions, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest of morality or public order.
Page 128 - The severest test of a Moslem's ability to carry out the dictates of his faith is met during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
Page 123 - Whereas sovereignty over the entire Universe belongs to Almighty Allah alone, and the authority exercisable by the people within the limits prescribed by Him is a sacred trust...
Page 13 - There is no religious or cultural problem in India. What is called the religious or communal problem is really a dispute among upper-class people for a division of the spoils of office or of representation in a legislature. This will surely be settled amicably wherever it arises.
Page 276 - Wherein the Muslims shall be enabled to order their lives in the individual and collective spheres in accordance with the teachings and requirements of Islam as set out in the Holy Quran and Sunnah...