1 Role of Parliament in Islamization of Laws in Pakistan Advocate Farah Yasin Visiting Lecturer, International Islamic University, Islamabad Abstract The adoption of Objectives Resolution by the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was the beginning of the role of parliament in Islamization of laws of the country. It was a milestone in the process of Islamization of laws which identified key principles that were to be notified in the future constitution of the country. The later constitutions passed by Assembly also paved the way for Islamization. The constitution of 1973 was a major step toward Islamization of laws however the process significantly accelerated after 1979 when Islamization of laws was done at a larger scale. The development in the laws of country did not stop here besides the Parliament comprising of President, Senate and National Assembly passed different Acts and Ordinances to make the laws of country more inclined towards Islam. The laws were not passed very easily and during this process, parliament had to face difficulties such as criticism from ulema or public protests. Sometimes the laws lacked whole hearted support of the members of legislature and the law was passed just for political reasons. Sometimes the issue was solved by campaign on media while sometimes the issue was discussed for many years in order to bring change. The paper aims to review and analyze the difficulties in the process of Islamization of laws in Pakistan and the role of parliament to carry out this process more swiftly. A detailed account of the Islamic principles mentioned in three constitutions, amendments and bills passed by the parliament will be given. I will analyze Hudood ordinance and the amendments in these laws. The paper concludes by describing the limitations in the process of Islamization and by suggesting ways to overcome these restrictions. It can be inferred that for practical application of Islamic laws in the country, it is required that the