Constitution 1973 § Article 22 — Safeguards as to educational institutions in respect of religion, etc

Statutory text (English)

(1) No person
attending any educational institution shall be required to receive religious instruction, or take part in
any religious ceremony, or attend religious worship, if such instruction, ceremony or worship relates
to a religion other than his own.

(2) In respect of any religious institution, there shall be no discrimination against any
community in the granting of exemption or concession in relation to taxation.

(3) Subject to law,—
(a) no religious community or denomination shall be prevented from providing
religious instruction for pupils of that community or denomination in any
educational institution maintained wholly by that community or denomination;
and
(b) no citizen shall be denied admission to any educational institution receiving aid
from public revenues on the ground only of race, religion, caste or place of birth.

(4) Nothing in this Article shall prevent any public authority from making provision for the
advancement of any socially or educationally backward class of citizens.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 22: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 25, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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