Hasba bill

The Hasba bill (Urdu: حسبہ قانون; accountability bill) was legislation proposed by members of the provincial assembly of the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. The political party in power in the province at that time was the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), which was an alliance of six religious parties endorsing a system of Islamic law (sharia). In 2003 the Hasba bill was approved by the same assembly, which mandated sharia in the province. The Hasba bill sought official recognition for the implementation of sharia (hisbah); hence the name of the bill.

The Hasba bill was blocked by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry declared it to be unconstitutional.

External links

• Tahseen Ullah Khan, The Proposed Hasba Bill at a Glance

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