Beyond Profit: Shari’ah Analysis of Environmental Protection Laws in Pakistan

Abstract

This article deals with environmental laws and environmental institutions
working in Pakistan. It also deals with the Islamic law and concept of
environment protection. The rapid destruction and degradation of
environment requires urgent attention in order to avoid irreparable loss. There
are various reasons at the back of this destruction of environment. This article
digs out those factual reasons of environmental degradation, investigates and
compares the Islamic law and the environmental law of Pakistan. Moreover,
this article further investigates the enforcement of these laws in order to get
the optimal results. At the end, the findings of this paper would help in
improving the environmental state of the country.