PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN: A STUDY ON THE RIGHT OF PARDON

Authors

  • MUHAMMAD RAMZAN HOD, Department of Law, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Pakistan Author
  • SADIA SAEED Assistant Prof. of Law, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan Author
  • ILAHI BUKSH Ph.D. Scholar, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Author
  • ZUBAIR HUSSAIN Lecturer, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Pakistan Author
  • HAFIZ MUHAMMAD OBAID Civil Judge 1st Class, Lahore, Pakistan Author

Keywords:

President of Pakistan, Pardon, Pardon in Islam, Conviction,, Judicial process

Abstract

The administration of justice is firmest pillar of the government. The government is bound to dispense justice without any discrimination. Any person who has been convicted of crimes against state must be punished. Although the constitution of Pakistan grants power to president of Pakistan to pardon accused. But this power is subjected to some limitations as well and it should not be exercised arbitrarily. The presidential pardon must not be used as tool to protect those in power. Any decision to pardon convicted person is a slap on face of victim’s family. Because of misuse of power the victim’s family loose trust in judicial process. This paper analysis the powers of president of Pakistan regarding pardon. Discuss the concept of pardon in Islam. Further, discuss the cases where president of Pakistan granted pardon under what circumstances.

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Published

2021-12-30

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 4 (2021)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

RAMZAN, M. ., SAEED, S. ., BUKSH, I. ., HUSSAIN, Z. ., & OBAID, H. M. . (2021). PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN: A STUDY ON THE RIGHT OF PARDON. Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), 10(4), 226-231. https://bbejournal.com/BBE/article/view/428