or "centerpiece" of his government. zia-ul-haq committed himself to establishing an islamic state and enforcing "sharia" law. zia established separate shariat judicial courts and court benches to judge legal cases using islamic doctrine. new criminal offences (of adultery, fornication, and types of blasphemy), and new punishments (of whipping, amputation, and stoning to death), were added to pakistani law. interest payments for bank accounts were replaced by "profit and loss" payments. "zakat" charitable donations became a 2.5% annual tax. school textbooks and libraries were overhauled to remove un-islamic material. offices, schools, and factories were required to offer praying space. zia bolstered the influence of the "ulama" (islamic clergy) and the islamic parties, whilst conservative scholars became fixtures on television. 10,000s of activists from the jamaat-e-islami party were appointed to government posts to ensure the continuation of his agenda after his passing. conservative "ulama" (islamic scholars) were added to the council of islamic ideology. separate electorates for hindus and christians were established in 1985 even though christian and hindu leaders complained that they felt excluded from the county's political process.