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 11, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Ghafoor was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
Abdul Ghafoor was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
TWO WOMEN BEHEADED IN BANNU
two women, accused of having been involved in ‘immoral activities,’ were kidnapped and beheaded in the volatile Bannu district in Pakistan.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF FAMILY
two men were awarded the death penalty and fined Rs 400,000 each by the district and sessions court for killing four members of a family here.
- AUGUST 16, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER OF YOUTH
a convict, identified as Jarar, alias Chand, was hanged at Sialkot District Jail in Pakistan.
- AUGUST 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI AUTHORITIES BEHEAD PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom...
- AUGUST 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis and a Nigerian for drug smuggling.
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis and a Nigerian for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Pakistanis for armed
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Pakistanis for armed
- JULY 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MURDER CONVICT HANGED
Shabbir Ahmad, who was involved in a murder case in the jurisdiction
- JULY 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE ON DEATH ROW HAVE APPEALS REJECTED
according to a press release issued by the Adiala Central Jail in Pakistan, three prisoners sentenced to death will be hanged after their appeals for amnesty were rejected.
- JULY 25, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PRISON OFFICIALS RAISE MONEY FOR DEATH ROW INMATES
the superintendent of a prison in the Pakistani port city of Karachi raises
- JULY 25, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Munir Ahmed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
Munir Ahmed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- JULY 24, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FIVE HANGED FOR MURDER
five convicts, including three brothers, were hanged for murder in the central