MAKING PAKITAN “RIASAT-E- MADINA” CONCEPT, EVOLUTION & CHALLENGES

Abstract

Amongst the key factors of Pakistan Movement; Islam played a dynamic and important role in the partition of United India. Even, the Muslims of minority provinces were agreed to pay their sacrifices merely due to the reasons that; in majority areas the Muslims shall be able to spend their lives in preaching of Shariah and Islamic principles. Pakistan came into being in the name of Islam. It is the aspiration of every Pakistani to seeing Pakistan as an image of Riasat-e-Madina i.e. Islamic Welfare State. Since the formation of government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan making claim that he wants to make Pakistan as an image of “Riasat-e- Madina”. This paper discusses the concept of Riasat-e- Madina and the Challenges which Pakistan has facing since independence and especially current government has to face to get this target.