Religious Administration Departments, Mode, System and Characteristics in Pakistan

As an Islamic country, Pakistan’s political system, national governance and social life are greatly influenced by Islam. Islam is even considered to be the only source of legitimacy for the governance of the state, social life, and the making of laws and regulations. In recent years, with the successful implementation of One Belt and One Road Initiative, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as a part of the Initiative has made great progress. However, due to the uneven distribution of interests within Pakistan, religious conflicts and the intervention of foreign forces, extremist organizations and anti-China organizations in Pakistan have colluded with external forces and set off a strong anti-China wave for many times. These organizations not only smear China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, but also discredit China’s ethnic and religious policy in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In order to timely learn about the change of the religious groups in Pakistan and the Pakistani government, religion and ordinary people’s perception and attitude towards China and safeguard the security of China’s western region and the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, it is necessary to improve the study of Pakistan’s religious belief condition and administration mechanism. The purpose of this article is to sort out the religious administration department, administration mode and administration system in detail in Pakistan, and analyze the characteristics of religious administration in Pakistan, so as to strengthen the understanding of the relevant situation of religious administration in Pakistan. On the basis of mutual understanding, China will enhance exchanges and cooperation with Pakistan’s religious administrative departments and religious social organizations, reduce religious cognitive differences and misunderstandings, and provide theoretical support to jointly fight against religious extremism.