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64-615: According to the 2023 Census of Pakistan , the city of Swabi had 1,894,600 inhabitants, making it the eighth-largest city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . These inhabitants were distributed across 16,212 households, for an average household size of 7.61 in Swabi. Swabi experienced quick growth throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, with its population nearly quintupling over a mere 40 years. However, this growth trajectory has gradually decelerated over time. Between 1998 and 2017,

128-479: A circumscribed "Muslim state". Maududi agitating instead for an "Islamic state" covering the whole of India – this despite the fact, Muslims made up only about one quarter of India's population. Jamaat-e-Islami thus actively opposed the partition of India , with its leader Maulana Abul A'la Maududi arguing that concept violated the Islamic doctrine of the ummah . The Jamaat-e-Islami saw the partition as creating

192-513: A few years) were among the founders of Jamaat-e-Islami along with Syed Abul Ala Maududi. Maududi saw his group as a vanguard of Islamic revolution following the footsteps of early Muslims who gathered in Medina to found an Islamic state. JIP was and is strictly and hierarchically organised in a pyramid-like structure, working toward the common goal of establishing an ideological Islamic society, particularly though educational and social work, under

256-600: A large popular following, the party is quite influential and considered one of the major Islamic movements in Pakistan, along with Deobandi and Barelvi (represented by Jamiat Ulema-e Islam political party and Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan party respectively). Jamaat-e-Islami was founded in Islamia Park , Lahore , British India in 1941 by the Muslim theologian and socio-political philosopher, Abul Ala Maududi , who

320-406: A major roadblock, as a delay occurred in the procurement of equipment for the exercise. This delayed the census date by several months from the original plan, as the pilot census and training could not occur in a timely manner. While originally, the plan was shifted for the census to occur from 15 October to 15 November, another delay occurred, pushing the census to the last week of December, while

384-564: A meeting where they finalized both questionnaires unanimously after a comprehensive study. On the individual form, the religion question saw an expansion. The number of religious identifications Pakistanis could go by in the 2017 census was six ( Muslim , Christian , Hindu , Ahmadiyya , Scheduled Castes , and Other), but this has increased to eight as of 2023 with the addition of the Sikh and Parsi categories. This change came after significant campaigning by Pakistani Sikhs for recognition as

448-484: A modernising agenda and opposed the encroachment of religion into politics. He banned political parties and warned Maududi against continued religio-political activism. JIP offices were closed down, funds were confiscated and Maududi was imprisoned in 1964 and 1967. JIP supported the opposition party, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). In the 1964–1965 presidential elections, JIP supported

512-598: A pause between 21 - 25 April, because of the Eid holidays. Most of the remaining enumeration would focus on Karachi, Hyderabad and Quetta. On 28 April, the enumeration was once again extended until 15 May. As of 6 May 2023, a total of 241,831,019 people have been counted all over Pakistan, or 28.6 million more than during the 2017 Census. As of 12 May 2023, a total of 238,659,411 people had been counted (a number that includes Islamabad Capital Territory , but excludes Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir ). On 22 May 2023,

576-533: A population between 17 million and 25 million prior to the census, but when the results of the census came back, they showed Karachi's population standing at 14.9 million. Because of this, the results of the 2017 Census were controversial and were immediately contested by the Government of Sindh and many major Sindhi political parties, namely the Pakistan People's Party , Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan ,

640-517: A religion in 2017. The change also had been mandated by a Pakistani chief justice ruling in October 2018 that in the next census, a separate category for Sikhs would be provided under the religion question. The question asking for respondents' mother tongue also saw its number of categories increase. Whereas in 2017, only ten categories were listed ( Urdu , Punjabi , Sindhi , Pashto , Balochi , Kashmiri , Saraiki , Hindko , Brahui , and Other),

704-634: A temporal border that would divide Muslims from one another. Jamaat-e-Islami was founded in colonial India on August 26, 1941 at Islamia Park in the city of Lahore , before the Partition of India . JIP began as an Islamist social and political movement. Seventy-five people attended the first meeting and became the first members of the movement. Maulana Amin Ahsan Islahi , Maulana Naeem Siddiqui , Maulana Muhammad Manzoor Naumanai and Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (although he left after

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768-487: Is a Pakistani Islamist political party. It is the Pakistani successor to Jamaat-e-Islami , which was founded in colonial India in 1941. JIP is a " vanguard party ", whose members are intended to be leaders spreading party beliefs and influence. Supporters not thought qualified to be members may become "affiliates", and beneath them are "sympathizers". The party leader is called an " ameer ". Although, it does not have

832-524: Is the driest month with an average rainfall of 12 mm, while August is the wettest month with an average of 137 mm of precipitation. June is the hottest month of the year, with an average temperature of 32.9 °C. January is the coldest month, with an average temperature of 10.2 °C. Following are some of the notable educational institutes in Swabi: Swabi population 2023 Census of Pakistan The 2023 Census of Pakistan

896-442: The 1977 election , JIP won nine of the 36 seats won by the opposition Pakistan National Alliance . The opposition considered the election rigged (Bhutto's PPP won 155 out of 200 seats) and Maududi, who had been arrested, called on Islamist parties to commence a campaign of civil disobedience . The Sunni -led government of Saudi Arabia intervened to secure Maududi's release from prison warning of revolution in Pakistan. JIP assisted

960-662: The Ahmadiyya , who the JIP believed should be declared non-Muslims. In March 1953, riots in Lahore started leading to looting, arson and the killing of at least 200 Ahmadis and the declaration of selective martial law . The military leader, Azam Khan had Maududi arrested and Rahimuddin Khan sentenced him to death for sedition (writing anti-Ahmadiyya pamphlets). Many JIP supporters were imprisoned during this time. The 1956 Constitution

1024-622: The Bangladesh liberation war , JIP members may have collaborated with the Pakistani army. In 1968, Maulana Maududi took leave from Emarat of the Jamaat and Maulana Naeem Siddiqui became the Ameer of Jamat e Islami for one year. In 1969, Maulana took Charge of the Jamaat again. In 1972, Maududi resigned citing poor health, and Maulana Naeem Siddiqui refused to become the Ameer of the Jamaat due to his research activities. Thus, in October 1972,

1088-737: The Bonus Share Scheme allowing factory workers to own shares in their employers' companies); and a policy of strong relationships with the Muslim world . Just prior to the election, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan left the alliance leaving JIP to run against the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Awami League . The party had a disappointing showing when it won only four seats in the National Assembly and four in

1152-688: The Khilafat Movement ; Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 's ascension at the end of the Ottoman Caliphate ; and the impact of Indian Nationalism , the Indian National Congress and Hinduism on Muslims in India. He supported what he called "Islamization from above", through an Islamic state in which sovereignty would be exercised in the name of Allah and Islamic law ( sharia ) would be implemented. Maududi believed politics

1216-563: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. JIP continued its opposition to the War on terrorism, particularly the presence of American troops and agencies in Pakistan. JIP also called for restoration of judiciary. In 2006, JIP opposed the Women's Protection Bill saying it did not need to be scrapped but instead, be applied in a fairer way and be more clearly understood by judges. Ahmed said, Samia Raheel Qazi, MP and daughter of Ahmed stated, At least during

1280-533: The Majlis-e-Shoura (council) elected Mian Tufail Mohammad (1914–2009) as the new leader of JIP. Naeeem Siddiqui was chosen as the general secretary. After Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1973–1977) was elected, the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami ( Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba ) burned effigies of him in Lahore and declared his election a "black day". In early 1973, the amir, of the JIP even appealed to

1344-607: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement , and the Pak Sarzameen Party , all of which refused to accept the final results and requested a recount. They cited studies conducted by intergovernmental organizations such as UNICEF, national identity card statistics, and voter rolls to support their claim, as well as taking note of the issue that no post-enumeration survey was held after the 2017 census. The Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah claimed that

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1408-507: The Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) to oust Bhutto and met with Zia-ul-Haq for ninety minutes on the night before Bhutto was hanged. Initially, JIP supported General Zia-ul-Haq (1977–1987). In turn, Zia's use of Islamist rhetoric gave JIP importance in public life beyond the size of its membership. According to journalist Owen Bennett-Jones , JIP was the "only political party" to offer Zia "consistent support" and

1472-538: The Taliban . JIP condemned the events of 11 September 2001 , but equally condemned the US when Afghanistan was invaded . Some members of Al-Qaeda , for example, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , were arrested in Pakistan. In the 2002 election , JIP made an alliance of religious parties called Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) ( lit.   ' United Council of Action ' ) and won 53 seats, including most of those representing

1536-478: The elections . Ahmad declined to stand for re-election due to health issues, and Syed Munawar Hassan was elected as the ameer. On 30 March 2014, Siraj-ul-Haq , serving as senior minister in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the party's deputy chief, was elected as the new ameer. He replaced the incumbent Munawer Hasan and the party's general secretary, Liaqat Baloch . 25,533 office bearers of

1600-626: The Islamic Research Academy, Karachi, Idara Taleemi Tehqeeq, Lahore, the Mehran Academy, and the Institute of Regional Studies . Its print media publications number 22, including the daily Jasarat , weekly Friday Special , weekly Asia , monthly Tarjumanul Quran and fortnightly Jihad-e-Kashmir , with Jasarat in particular having a circulation of 50,000. The Islami Nizamat-e-Taleem, led by Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed ,

1664-537: The Jamaat-e-Islami was spearheading a major "campaign for the protection of ideology of Pakistan," which it believed was under threat from atheistic socialists and secularists. JIP participated in the 1970 general election . Its political platform advocated political freedom of the provinces and Islamic law based on the Quran and Sunnah. There would be separation of the powers (judiciary and legislature); basic rights for minorities (such as equal employment opportunities and

1728-763: The Restoration of Democracy . JIP also supported Zia's Jihad against the Soviet–Afghan War and its sister party Jamiat-e Islami led by Burhanuddin Rabbani became part of the Peshawar Seven that received aid from Saudi Arabia, United States and other jihad supporters. Such conundrums caused tension in JIP based on conflict between ideology and politics. In 1987, Mian Tufail declined further service as head of JIP for health reasons and Qazi Hussain Ahmad

1792-510: The Senate on 27 September and announced the start of a long march against Benazir Bhutto 's government. The protest started on 27 October 1996 by Jamaat-e-Islami and opposition parties. On 4 November 1996, Bhutto's government was dismissed by President Leghari primarily because of corruption. JIP then boycotted the 1997 election , and therefore, lost representation in Parliament . However,

1856-578: The army to overthrow Bhutto's government because of "its inherent moral corruption." JIP "spearheaded" the anti-Bhutto political movement under the religious banner of Nizam-i-Mustafa (Order of the Prophet). Bhutto attempted to suppress JIP through the imprisonment of JIP and Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba members. There were electoral irregularities at the 1975 elections with JIP members being arrested in order to prevent them from lodging their nomination papers. However, by 1976, JIP had 2 million registrants. In

1920-465: The census. On 6 December 2022, the training of master trainers began with an inauguration ceremony. By 19 December, 2,875 trainers at the divisional level began their training and preparation across the country. Finally, on 7 January, a group of 121,000 field staff at the tehsil level are expected to begin their training. As of 15 April 2023, out of 156 districts, 100% work had been completed in 122 districts - while over 90% work had been completed in

1984-488: The city's population exhibited an increase of only 2.29% annually. The residents historically are of the Yusufzai tribe of Pashtuns which are predominant in the area. Swabi has a warm and temperate climate. With hot and humid summers and mild winters, Swabi features a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cwa ). The average temperature in Swabi is 22.2 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 639 mm. November

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2048-517: The condition that Pakistan would hold another census before the ten-year deadline, and the results of that census would be used for the delineation of constituencies in the 2023 general election . By February 2022, a timetable for the conduction of the census had been prepared based around the enumeration occurring in August 2022, but in early April, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics faced

2112-567: The early years of the regime of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , Jamaat-e-Islami's position improved and it became seen as the "regime's ideological and political arm", with party members at times holding cabinet portfolios of information and broadcasting, production, and water, power and natural resources. In 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War , JIP opposed the independence of Bangladesh. However, in 1975, it established Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh with Abbas Ali Khan as

2176-606: The entire country. The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) deployed its technology to ensure accuracy, accountability, and transparency and inaugurated the software that would later be used for the census. The pilot census completed on 3 August, and NADRA was directed to prepare a detailed summary to present to the Federal Minister of Planning and Development. According To OpenData Pakistan Report: Pakistan has 6,445 cities, towns, villages, and administrative units divided among 1972 postal zip codes. This

2240-468: The enumeration concluded all over Pakistan although several areas in the mountainous north continued to be enumerated until 30 May 2023 because of heavy snowfall in the areas and security concerns. Additionally, people who were not enumerated were able to call the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics until 30 May and still be counted. On 5 August 2023, the Council of Common Interests (CCI) "unanimously" approved

2304-472: The execution of Qadri. Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman was elected the Ameer of Jamaat e Islami on 4 April 2024. JIP provides unions for doctors, teachers, lawyers, farmers, workers and women, for example, Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT), Jamiat Talaba Arabia and Islami Jamaat-e-Talibaat (its female branch) a Students' union and JI Youth Pakistan , a youth group. The party has a number of publications from affiliated agencies such as Idara Marif-e-Islami, Lahore,

2368-474: The first ameer. Since the early 1980s, it has also developed close links with Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir and acted as the vanguard of the armed insurgency in that province. Jamaat-e-Islami's founder and leader until 1972 was Abul A'la Maududi , a widely read Islamist philosopher and political commentator, who wrote about the role of Islam in South Asia. His thought was influenced by many factors including

2432-516: The form for the 2023 census has 14 choices. Shina , Balti , Kalasha and Kohistani are recognized in the 2023 form as valid options to select in the language question. The nationality question also saw an improvement, going from a binary option asking respondents whether they were Pakistani or not, to giving respondents more options. The 2023 form includes five choices Pakistani, Afghan , Bangladeshi , Chinese , or other. From December 2022 to January 2023, trainers and enumerators prepared for

2496-508: The future. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, censuses were held in the years 1951 , 1961 , 1972 (delayed one year due to war in 1971 ), and 1981 . However, the next censuses following were delayed until 1998 and 2017 due to politicization and instability. The 2017 census was the last census completed in the country, and recorded a total population of 213.2 million . Most international organizations and demographers were projecting Pakistan's largest city, Karachi , to have

2560-546: The leadership of its emirs (commanders or leaders). As a vanguard party, its fully-fledged members ( arkan ) are intended to be leaders and devoted to the party, but there is also a category of much more numerous sympathizers and workers ( karkun ). The emir is obliged by the party constitution to consult an assembly called the shura . The JIP also developed sub-organisations, such as those for women and students. JIP began by volunteering in refugee camps; performing social work; opening hospitals and medical clinics and by gathering

2624-443: The most accurate and complete dataset of the country. The Planning and Development Minister of Pakistan Asad Umar has stated that the military will take charge of security but will not partake in data collection. Pakistanis will be counted on the basis of where they lived in the last six months, on an "as is, where is basis". The exercise is also going to be Pakistan's first digital census, with Umar stating that "98 percent of

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2688-833: The newly formed All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) which promotes the independence of Jammu and Kashmir from India. Prior to this, JIP had allegedly set up the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen , a Kashmir liberation militia to oppose the Kashmir Liberation Front which fights for the complete independence of the Kashmir region. Ahmad left his position in the Senate in protest against corruption. On 20 July 1996, Qazi Hussain Ahmed announced to start protests against government alleging corruption. Qazi Hussain resigned from

2752-469: The opposition leader, Fatima Jinnah , despite its opposition to women in politics. In 1965, during the Indo-Pakistani war , JIP supported the government's call for jihad , presenting patriotic speeches on Radio Pakistan and seeking support from Arab and Central Asian countries. The group resisted Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Maulana Bhashani 's socialist program of the time. By the end of 1969,

2816-553: The party out of a total of 31,311 voted in these elections. It was the first time that the party had voted out an ameer after just one term. He, therefore, resigned from his role as senior minister. This coincided with a drone attack on a madrassa in Bajaur Agency . In 2016, Siraj-ul-Haq led funeral prayers for Mumtaz Qadri , who had been executed for assassinating Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer while serving as his bodyguard. Siraj-ul-Haq called for nationwide protests against

2880-474: The party remained politically active, for example, protesting the arrival of the Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee , in Lahore . In 1999, Pervez Musharraf took power in a military coup . JIP, at first, welcomed the general but then objected when Musharraf began to make secular reforms and then again in 2001, when Pakistan joined the war on terror , alleging Musharraf had betrayed

2944-959: The population counted for other tables to be 240,458,089. Pakistan’s Population by Religion 2023 census Languages of Pakistan (2023) Compared to the previous census, the number of Urdu speaking people increased the most to nearly 9.3%. Balochi language increased slightly from 3% to 3.4%. However, Punjabi speaking population reduced to 37%. Sindhi , Pashto and Saraiki speaking population remained relatively stable. The question asking for respondents mother tongue also saw its number of categories increase including Shina , Balti , Kalasha , Kohistani and Mewati . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released language results of Pakistan Census 2023 on 19 July 2024, excluding data from Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir , therefore Shina and Balti population might not be exact. Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Political Militant [REDACTED] Islam portal Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan ( JIP ),

3008-508: The population of Sindh stood at 61 million (above the enumerated count of 48 million). Because of Sindhi opposition to the 2017 Census results, the publication of the final results was held back for years by the Council of Common Interests (CCI), where Sindh repeatedly expressed its objections. Finally, in April 2021, the CCI pushed through and approved the final results of the 2017 census under

3072-415: The process" will be conducted digitally, and geo-fencing and GIS mapping will be used to monitor the operation. The 2023 Census of Pakistan will involve two questionnaires: a housing questionnaire and an individual questionnaire. Each question in both forms was deliberated on and improved by a twelve-member Questionnaire committee, headed by Demographer Dr. G.M. Arif. On 15 July 2021, the committee held

3136-600: The provincial assemblies after fielding 151 candidates. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto won the 1970 election campaign and was strongly opposed by JIP who believed he and his socialist ideology were a threat to Islam. JIP opposed the Awami League East Pakistani separatist movement. Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba organised the Al-Badar to fight the Mukti Bahini (Bengali liberation forces). In 1971, during

3200-498: The remaining districts. Census work would continue in cities including Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, while the date had been extended in 20 more districts including Sindh's Jacobabad, as well as the Baluchistan province. As of 22 April 2023, over 235 million people had been enumerated - up by more than 10% from the 2017 census, or by about 22.2 million people. Census enumeration was then extended again until 30 April 2023, with

3264-456: The results of the 2023 digital census. Pakistan's population has increased to 241.49 million with an annual growth rate of 2.55%, according to the census results. The rural population is 61.18 percent of the total population in Pakistan while the urban population is 38.82 percent. For certain sensitive areas and some collective residences, totalling to 1,041,342 people, only population, gender and urban/rural population could be determined, leaving

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3328-537: The results of the census would be submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan by March 2023. Then, in early November a further postponement of three months occurred, as fieldwork was set to begin 1 February 2023 and to end 4 March 2023. This delay was largely attributable to the devastating floods that had ravaged the country that year . The pilot phase of the census successfully began on 20 July 2022 throughout 429 census blocks of 83 tehsils across

3392-526: The skins of animals sacrificed for Eid-ul-Azha . During the prime-ministership of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (September 1956 – October 1957), JIP argued for a separate voting system for different religious communities. Suhrawardy convened a session of the National Assembly at Dhaka and through an alliance with Republicans, his party passed a bill for a mixed voting system. In 1951, it ran candidates for office, but did not do well. JIP found it

3456-425: The skins of animals sacrificed for Eid-ul-Azha . JIP had a number of unique features. All members, including its founder Mawdudi, uttered the shahadah – the traditional act of converts to Islam – when they joined. This was a symbolic gesture of conversion to a new Islamic perspective, but to some implied that "the Jamaat stood before Muslim society as Islam before jahiliyah ", (pre-Islamic ignorance). After Pakistan

3520-542: The time of Ahmad, the position of JIP on revolutionary action was that it was not ready to turn to extra-legal action but that its objectives are definite ( qat'i ) but its methods are "open to interpretation and adaptation ( ijtihadi )" based on the "exigencies of the moment". On 23 July 2007, Qazi Hussain Ahmad tendered his resignation from the National Assembly to protest against the Army operation at Lal Masjid . In 2008, JIP and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf again boycotted

3584-399: Was "an integral, inseparable part of the Islamic faith, and that the Islamic state that Muslim political action seeks to build" would not only be an act of piety but would also solve the many (seemingly non-religious) social and economic problems that Muslims faced. Maududi opposed British rule but also opposed the Muslim nationalist movement (nationalism being un-Islamic) and their plan for

3648-446: Was adopted after accommodating many of the demands of the JIP. Maududi endorsed the constitution and claimed it a victory for Islam. In 1958, JIP formed an alliance with Abdul Qayyum Khan (Muslim League) and Chaudhry Muhammad Ali ( Nizam-e-Islam Party ). The alliance destabilised the presidency of Iskander Mirza (1956–1958), and Pakistan returned to martial law. The military ruler, the president Muhammad Ayub Khan (1958–1964), had

3712-535: Was also used by PBS officials and census takers for quality reviews, to check if all households and people were properly counted in each area. The 2023 census recorded a total population throughout the country of 241,492,917 (excluding Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir ). The Constitution of Pakistan requires that a population census be held every ten years . The results of censuses in Pakistan are used for resource allocation, sampling frames , constituency delimitation, apportionment , and for policy planning in

3776-616: Was elected. In 1987, when Zia died, the Pakistan Muslim League formed the right-wing alliance, Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI). In 1990 when Nawaz Sharif came to power, JIP boycotted the cabinet on the basis that the Pakistan Peoples' Party and the Pakistan Muslim League were problematic to equal degrees. In the election of 1993 , JIP won three seats. In this year, JIP was a member of

3840-518: Was formed, it forbade Pakistanis to take an oath of allegiance to the state until it became Islamic, arguing that a Muslim could in clear conscience render allegiance only to God. Following the Partition of India, Maududi and JIP migrated from East Punjab to Lahore in Pakistan. There they volunteered to help the thousands of refugees pouring into the country from India – performing social work; opening hospitals and medical clinics; and by gathering

3904-472: Was more successful in promoting its cause in the streets. The election also occasioned a split in the party with the JIP shura passing a resolution in support of the party withdrawing from politics but Maududi arguing for continued involvement. Maududi prevailed and several senior JIP leaders resigned in protest. All this strengthened Maududi's position still further and "a cult of personality began to grow up around him." In 1953, JIP led "direct action" against

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3968-404: Was rewarded with jobs for "tens of thousands of Jamaat activists and sympathisers", giving Zia's Islamic agenda power "long after he died." However, Zia failed to deliver timely elections and distanced himself from the JIP. When Zia banned student unions , Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba and pro-JIP labour unions protested. However, JIP did not participate in the Pakistan Peoples Party 's Movement for

4032-755: Was the detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population and the seventh national census in the country. It was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics . It was also the first ever digital census to be held in Pakistan, including the first in South Asian history. The census was initially held from 1 March 2023 to 1 April 2023. However, enumeration was later extended several times until 30 May 2023, because of incomplete enumeration in large cities such as Karachi , Lahore , and Faisalabad , where people are more mobile and therefore harder to count, and in remote and rural Balochistan . The extension

4096-890: Was widely influenced by the Sharia based reign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb . At the time of the Indian independence movement , Maududi and the Jamaat-e-Islami actively worked to oppose the partition of India . In 1947, following the partition of India , the Jamaat split into two organisations, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (the Indian wing). Other wings of Jamaat include Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir , founded in 1953, Jamaat-e-Islami Azad Kashmir founded in 1974, and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami , founded in 1975. Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan came under severe government repression in 1948, 1953, and 1963. During

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