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
DECEMBER 16, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Taxila court on 13 December 2021 sentenced a man to death for murdering a former councillor during a reconciliation meeting in Mohallah Warrian in Taxila police area in August 2019.
DECEMBER 1, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: KP CABINET OKAYS DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD ABUSERS
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on 30 November 2021 approved the capital punishment for child abusers, which would be implemented after approval by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
NOVEMBER 25, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN RECEIVES DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING DAUGHTER
A local court in the Hafizabad District of Punjab on 24 November 2021 sentenced a man to capital punishment for raping his own daughter.
NOVEMBER 23, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY ACQUITTED
A Christian in Pakistan incarcerated for nearly 10 years on a blasphemy conviction was released from prison on 9 November 2021 after a high court acquitted him.
NOVEMBER 8, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: GILGIT ATC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO EIGHT MEN FOR NALTAR KILLINGS
The Gilgit-Baltistan anti-terrorism court on 4 November 2021 awarded a death sentence to eight men after convicting them of killing nine people in two Naltar valley sectarian attacks.
NOVEMBER 2, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FOUR SISTERS
A Peshawar court on 30 October 2021 convicted a man and his son for killing four sisters six years ago over a property dispute and sentenced them to death along with the payment of Rs2 million compensation each to the legal heirs of the women.
OCTOBER 28, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCES TO TWO IN A MINOR RAPE, MURDER CASE
A district and sessions court in Rawalpindi on 26 October 2021 awarded death sentences to two persons for raping and murdering a minor girl.
OCTOBER 25, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO COPS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN INTEZAR MURDER CASE
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on 25 October 2021 awarded death sentences to two cops over their role in the murder of a youngster Intezar Ahmed, 19, in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) neighbourhood of the city by an ACLC team.
OCTOBER 19, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE CONVICTS IN GANG RAPE AND MURDER CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH TWICE
In the case of gang rape and murder, three convicts were sentenced to death two times and fined Rs. 5 lakh, Pothwar reported on 16 October 2021.
OCTOBER 5, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN CHURCH HOSTS CAMPAIGN AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The Saviour’s Church in Lahore played host to a street play highlighting the plight of families of death row prisoners, kick-starting the awareness campaign for the World Day Against the Death Penalty observed every Oct. 10.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH FOR GANG RAPE IN KASUR
A gender-based violence court in Kasur on 5 August 2021 awarded death sentence to three people in the gang rape of a mentally-challenged minor girl.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: WOMAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR CLAIMING TO BE PROPHET
A Lahore district court on 27 September 2021 awarded death sentence to a woman for claiming to be a prophet.