Order and Opinion of Pakistan Supreme Court In Hasba Bill Case

As reported in a prior posting, on August 4, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued an order finding that portions of the Hasba law enacted by the North West Frontier Province unconstitutional. The law created the office of the muhtasib, a religious ombudsman whose function was to assure that people strictly follow Islamic rules. Now there is available on line the text of the Court's Order, and a summary of its lengthy opinion that was just released on August 31.