Pakistan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- April 12, 1973. Suspended and reintroduced several times, last on December 15, 2007. Amended last on April 19, 2010.
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- common law adapted to the Islamic state
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, heads appointed by the president; Federal Islamic Court
RELIGIONS
Muslim majority; Hindu and Christian minorities
From the country
SEPTEMBER 9, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: LHC acquits death-row prisoner after nearly seven years
AUGUST 31, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: ASI sentenced to death for killing two brothers in Swabi
AUGUST 30, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: Man sentenced to death, brother gets life term for double murder in 2021
AUGUST 15, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPakistan: SC upholds death sentence in ex-wife’s murder
JULY 2, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR ‘BLASPHEMOUS’ FACEBOOK POST IN SAHIWAL
- APRIL 15, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO KILLED HIS FATHER
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on April 13, 2026 dismissed an appeal against the death sentence of a convict, who had murdered his biological father and severely injured stepmother and three siblings over the transfer of a portion of property to his second
- APRIL 2, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 3 MURDER CASES
Pakistani Sessions courts have handed down death sentences to three accused in separate murder cases, while also awarding additional punishments under various legal provisions, The News Pakistan reported on April 2, 2026.
- MARCH 26, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC ACQUITS TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on March 25, 2026 acquitted two men who had been sentenced to death in a double murder case, allowing their appeals against the conviction and ordering their immediate release
MARCH 17, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DOUBLE DEATH PENALTY
Dera Ghazi Khan District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Abbas on March 14, 2026 delivered a verdict in a double murder case, sentencing two brothers to two death penalties each and a total fine of Rs2 million.
- MARCH 9, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT ACQUITS FATHER ACCUSED OF POISONING SON, OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has acquitted a man who was sentenced to death for allegedly poisoning his young son, declaring the decisions of the High Court and Trial Court null and void, Dunya News reported on March 9, 2026.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2025PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: HUSBAND SENTENCED TO DEATH, IN-LAWS GET LIFE IN SANIA ZAHRA MURDER CASE
A Multan sessions court on November 18, 2025 sentenced a man to death for murdering his 20-year-old pregnant wife Sania Zehra.
- OCTOBER 6, 2025PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC ACQUITS TWO BROTHERS ON DEATH ROW IN PIDC BOMB BLAST CASE
The Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence handed down to two brothers and acquitted them in the 2005 PIDC (Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation) House bomb blast case, Dawn reported on October 1, 2025.