Constitution 1973 § Article 37 — Promotion of social justice and eradication of social evils

Statutory text (English)

The State shall—
(a) promote, with special care, the educational and economic interests of backward
classes or areas;
(b) remove illiteracy and provide free and compulsory secondary education within
minimum possible period;
(c) make technical and professional education generally available and higher
education equally accessible to all on the basis of merit;
(d) ensure inexpensive and expeditious justice;
(e) make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work, ensuring that
children and women are not employed in vocations unsuited to their age or sex,
and for maternity benefits for women in employment;
(f) enable the people of different areas, through education, training, agricultural and
industrial development and other methods, to participate fully in all forms of
national activities, including employment in the service of Pakistan;
(g) prevent prostitution, gambling and taking of injurious drugs, printing, publication,
circulation and display of obscene literature and advertisements;
(h) prevent the consumption of alcoholic liquor otherwise than for medicinal and, in
the case of non-Muslims, religious purposes; and
(i) decentralise the Government administration so as to facilitate expeditious disposal
of its business to meet the convenience and requirements of the public.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 37: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 28, 29, 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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