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
- JULY 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT OPPOSED IN KURDISTAN REGION
a conference was held in Erbil by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
- JUNE 30, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an Additional District...
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an Additional District...
- JUNE 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions...
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions...
- JUNE 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men...
the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men...
- JUNE 24, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission...
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission...
- JUNE 21, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PM URGES: ALL DEATH SENTENCES SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO HONOR BHUTTO
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called for his country's thousands of death sentences
- JUNE 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a Pakistani court handed down the death sentence to a man convicted of blasphemy, court
- JUNE 17, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
HRW ASKS PAK GOVT TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
an international human rights watchdog urged the newly elected government in Pakistan
- JUNE 10, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
leading Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney found another...
leading Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney found another...
- JUNE 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 CONVICTS TO BE EXECUTED
three condemned prisoners will be hanged in the Faisalabad District Prison in Pakistan on June 4.
- JUNE 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Rao Abdul Jabbar Khan awarded the death sentence to Usmani Meo, a hit-man who was already awarded death in two previous murder cases.
- MAY 28, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, District and Session Judge Hafeez Ullah khan sentenced five people to death for murder.