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
- MAY 14, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The wife of the Governor of North West Frontier Province...
The wife of the Governor of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Lt
- MAY 14, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Women's Action Forum (WAF) and the Lahore High...
The Women's Action Forum (WAF) and the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) demanded that the government repeal the Hudood (Zina) Ordinance, 1979, and abolish the Federal Sharia Court immediately
- MAY 12, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The stoning-to-death verdict, delivered against a young...
The stoning-to-death verdict, delivered against a young woman, Zafran Bibi, in Kohat by a civil court that found her guilty of adultery, could ironically lead to changes being brought about in some Islamic laws in Pakistan
- MAY 11, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Qadir was hanged for multiple murder
Abdul Qadir was hanged for multiple murder
- MAY 11, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan citizens who were arrested were hanged without...
Two Afghan citizens who were arrested were hanged without being tried in Pakistan
- MAY 10, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Jail authorities in Pakistan hanged a double murderer...
Jail authorities in Pakistan hanged a double murderer in New Central Jail, Multan, for the klling of his son-in-law and grandson in 2000
- MAY 10, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In Peshawar, as in other districts of Pakistan's North...
In Peshawar, as in other districts of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), protest demonstrations were held against the US Commandos operations in the tribal belt following calls by the Amir Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam (JUI) Maulana Fazl-e-Rehman [Isl
- MAY 9, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Aurat Foundation, Shirkat Gah, Women's Action Forum,...
Aurat Foundation, Shirkat Gah, Women's Action Forum, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and Amnesty International in joint statement demanded the transfer of Zafran Bibi from death row to a normal jail ward
- MAY 7, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan hanged two Afghan men for killing the leader...
Pakistan hanged two Afghan men for killing the leader of an Afghan women's rights group and two of her aides 15 years ago, jail officials said
- MAY 7, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's highest religious court halted a death by...
Pakistan's highest religious court halted a death by stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery until an appeal is heard, news reports said
- MAY 7, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
After winning a recent presidential referendum, Pakistan's...
After winning a recent presidential referendum, Pakistan's Gen
- MAY 7, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Minister for...
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Local Government, Athar Minnallah in a meeting with a 15-strong delegation of female lawyers led by Additional Advocate General NWFP Musarrat Hilali Advocate emphasised hi