cultural policy of pakistan
CULTURE POLICY OF PAKISTAN
(DRAFT)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Executive Summary
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Objectives
Chapter 3 Policy Guidelines
Chapter 4 Fiscal Arrangements
Chapter 5 Recommendations Chapter 1 Introduction
The primary concern of this policy is to address the culture of the people of Pakistan.
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan guarantees “fundamental rights, including equality of status, of opportunity…and freedom of…belief, faith, worship and association…” It also provides for “adequate provision…to safeguard the legitimate interests of minorities and backward and depressed classes.” (Preamble). The constitution also guarantees the protection of the right to education of all ethnic groups (Article 22), the equality of all citizens before the law and guards against gender imbalance and exploitation of children (Article 25). It also contains elements of time-barred affirmative action for marginalized and disadvantaged groups (Article 27). Finally, there is protection for groups and individuals with a distinct language, script or culture (Article 28) and the discouragement of parochial, racial, tribal, sectarian and provincial prejudices (Article 33).
Definitions of Culture
A simple definition of culture is that it is the human response to the forces of Nature and History. According to the (World Conference on Culture Policies, Mexico 1982)Culture is “the whole complex of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterize a society or social group. It includes not only arts and letters, but also modes of life, the fundamental rights of the human being, value systems, traditions and beliefs."
Pakistani culture seeks a synthesis of the material and the spiritual aspects of their life. Equally important is the consciousness that our spiritual culture if divorced from the realities of the times in which we live, would leave us directionless. The state can
(DRAFT)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Executive Summary
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Objectives
Chapter 3 Policy Guidelines
Chapter 4 Fiscal Arrangements
Chapter 5 Recommendations Chapter 1 Introduction
The primary concern of this policy is to address the culture of the people of Pakistan.
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan guarantees “fundamental rights, including equality of status, of opportunity…and freedom of…belief, faith, worship and association…” It also provides for “adequate provision…to safeguard the legitimate interests of minorities and backward and depressed classes.” (Preamble). The constitution also guarantees the protection of the right to education of all ethnic groups (Article 22), the equality of all citizens before the law and guards against gender imbalance and exploitation of children (Article 25). It also contains elements of time-barred affirmative action for marginalized and disadvantaged groups (Article 27). Finally, there is protection for groups and individuals with a distinct language, script or culture (Article 28) and the discouragement of parochial, racial, tribal, sectarian and provincial prejudices (Article 33).
Definitions of Culture
A simple definition of culture is that it is the human response to the forces of Nature and History. According to the (World Conference on Culture Policies, Mexico 1982)Culture is “the whole complex of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterize a society or social group. It includes not only arts and letters, but also modes of life, the fundamental rights of the human being, value systems, traditions and beliefs."
Pakistani culture seeks a synthesis of the material and the spiritual aspects of their life. Equally important is the consciousness that our spiritual culture if divorced from the realities of the times in which we live, would leave us directionless. The state can