196. Parliament to make laws of indemnity etc.- Nothing in the Constitution shall prevent Parliament from making any law indemnifying any person in the service of the Federal or a Provincial Government, or any other person, in respect of any act done in connection with the maintenance or restoration of order in any area in Pakistan where martial law was in force, or validating any sentence passed, punishment inflicted. forfeiture ordered or other act done under martial law in such area.
PART XII
General Provisions
CHAPTER I-ISLAMIC PROVISIONS
197. Organization for Islamic research and instruction.- (1) The President shall set up an organization for Islamic research and instruction in advanced studies to assist in the reconstruction of Muslim society on a truly Islamic basis.
(2) Parliament may by Act provide for a special tax to be imposed upon Muslims for defraying expenses of the organization set up under clause (1), and the proceeds of such tax shall not, notwithstanding anything in the Constitution, from part of the Federal Consolidated Fund.
198. Provisions relating to the Holy Quran and Sunuah.- (1) No law shall be enacted which is repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, hereinafter referred to as Injunctions of Islam, and existing law shall be brought into conformity with such Injunctions.
(2) Effect shall be given to the provisions of clause (1) only in the manner provided in clause (3).
(3) Within one year of the Constitution Day, the President shall appoint a Commission.
a) to make recommendations
(i) as to the measures for bringing existing law into conformity with the Injunctions of Islam, and
(ii) as to the stages by which such measures should be brought into effect; and
(b) to compile in a suitable form, for the guidance of the National and Provincial Assemblies, such Injunctions of Islam as can be given legislative effect.
The Commission shall submit its final report within five years of its appointment. and may submit any interim report earlier. The report, whether interim or final, shall be laid before the National Assembly within six months of its receipt, and the Assembly after considering the report shall enact laws in respect thereof.
(4) Nothing in this Article shall affect the personal laws of non-Muslim citizens, or their status as citizens, or any provision of the Constitution.
