Islamic Social Finance for Social Protection in Pakistan

‘Islamic Social Finance for Social Protection in Pakistan,’ based on year-long research carried out by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, is the first-ever seminal work on the topic in the country. It is based on a review of the Zakat & Ushr and Waqf laws, the system designed in their light, implementation of this system in Pakistan and Malaysia, and extensive consultations with stakeholders. Consequently, the study has produced concrete recommendations for reforms. It paves the way for policy dialogue to enhance the role and effectiveness of Islamic social finance institutions in enabling social protection of the vulnerable segments of the populace.