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 16, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Loya Jirga [assembly of elders] of North Waziristan...
A Loya Jirga [assembly of elders] of North Waziristan tribesman at Ladha Tehsil ordered the execution of an Afghan accused of murder
- JULY 2, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence handed down to owner of The Frontier...
The death sentence handed down to owner of The Frontier Post newspaper Rehmat Shah Afridi aroused only a muted reaction in the Pakistani press
- JUNE 28, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), an international press...
Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), an international press rights group, condemned the sentencing to death of a Pakistan newspaper editor on drugs charges, calling it an attempt to gag him for his critical reports
- JUNE 27, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Rehmat Shah Afridi, owner of The Frontier Post was...
Rehmat Shah Afridi, owner of The Frontier Post was sentenced to death on drug smuggling charges
- MAY 28, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sher Khan, alias Khapra, was given the death sentence...
Sher Khan, alias Khapra, was given the death sentence on six counts of murder
- MAY 7, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Omani court sentenced two [unidentified] Pakistani...
An Omani court sentenced two [unidentified] Pakistani men to death for smuggling one tonne of hashish into the Gulf Arab state
- MAY 5, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Liaqat Ali, a condemned prisoner of Faqir Walli, Bahawal...
Liaqat Ali, a condemned prisoner of Faqir Walli, Bahawal Nagar district, should be hanged in Faisalabad District Jail on May 8
- APRIL 25, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death...
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 5, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence issued to a Pakistani who tried...
The death sentence issued to a Pakistani who tried to sell Dh4 million worth of hashish to an undercover policeman has been upheld by the Dubai Court of Cassation
- FEBRUARY 28, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, a Pakistani Islamic activist, was...
Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, a Pakistani Islamic activist, was hanged for the killing of an Iranian official in 1990
- FEBRUARY 24, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Jabbar alias Zafar and Shafiq alias Pappu, have...
Abdul Jabbar alias Zafar and Shafiq alias Pappu, have appealed their sentences
- FEBRUARY 17, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Jabbar and Shafiq, were sentenced to death for...
Abdul Jabbar and Shafiq, were sentenced to death for spying for India by an anti terrorism court