Abstract
slamization of laws has been a very hot topic in Pakistan. In all the three constitutions of Pakistan including the 1973 constitution, certain institutions or bodies were provided for. The aim of these bodies has been to scrutinize existing laws in Pakistan and help the parliament in connection with new legislation. In the 1973 constitution, the institution to which the task of Islamization of laws has been assigned is provided in Part-IX of the constitution. The institution called Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) spreads over five articles, ranging from Article 227 to 231. Of these articles, Article 230 gives functions of the Council. The main theme of this paper would be to see whether the CII effectively performing the above functions or otherwise? Moreover what should be done for making it an effective constitutional body? The proposed contents would be: Functions assigned to the council, Strength, appointment of members and chairman, its reports and conclusion.