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
- NOVEMBER 2, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man was executed in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)...
A Pakistani man was executed in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) after he was found guilty of smuggling heroin into the country
- NOVEMBER 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Sindh High Court verdict upholding the life sentence...
The Sindh High Court verdict upholding the life sentence for Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the plane hijacking case will be challenged in the Supreme Court, his wife Kulsoom Nawaz said
- NOVEMBER 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Salam, a drug addict who killed his own mother...
Abdul Salam, a drug addict who killed his own mother was to be hung in the Central Jail of Mach on November 7, following the rejection of his mercy petition by the President of Pakistan
- OCTOBER 30, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Akbar and Muhammad Sarwar were sentenced to...
Muhammad Akbar and Muhammad Sarwar were sentenced to death for the murder of Abdul Aziz on July 6th, 1993 in Burewala
- OCTOBER 30, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani court rejected the appeal of ousted prime...
A Pakistani court rejected the appeal of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction for hijacking, court officials said
- OCTOBER 26, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Tahir Ahmed was condemned to death for killing a police...
Tahir Ahmed was condemned to death for killing a police constable, Muhammad Ashraf, while looting a passenger wagon
- OCTOBER 26, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Anti Terrorist Court in Larkana gave the death sentence...
An Anti Terrorist Court in Larkana gave the death sentence to Irshad Mangi for kidnapping Amjad Khatri of Sukkur
- OCTOBER 26, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Special Anti Terrorist Court condemned to death Abdul...
A Special Anti Terrorist Court condemned to death Abdul Hameed in a murder cum dacoity case
- OCTOBER 23, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Allah Bakhsh Ranjha was sentenced to death by an Additional...
Allah Bakhsh Ranjha was sentenced to death by an Additional Session court in Okara for shooting dead Muhammad Ibrahim over a minor argument at Hujra Shah Mauqeem
- OCTOBER 23, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Special Anti Terrorist Court in Lahore gave the death...
A Special Anti Terrorist Court in Lahore gave the death sentence to Shabir Ahmad and Manzoor Ahmad in a murder cum dacoity case
- OCTOBER 18, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Additional District and Sessions condemned [a man...
An Additional District and Sessions condemned [a man identified only as] Khalid to death for gunning down [a man identified only as] Malook during a minor dispute in 1998
- OCTOBER 10, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Anti Terrorist Court in Bahawalpur handed down a...
An Anti Terrorist Court in Bahawalpur handed down a death sentence to Muhammad Habib for raping two women at gunpoint