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
- JANUARY 1, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, remained...
The Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, remained largely unimplemented
- DECEMBER 24, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions Judge Pakpattan Shahid...
Additional District and Sessions Judge Pakpattan Shahid Ahmad Roomi awarded the death sentence and a fine Rs
- DECEMBER 19, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Akhtar, Muhammad Yasin and Sarfraz Ahmad were...
Muhammad Akhtar, Muhammad Yasin and Sarfraz Ahmad were sentenced to death by the Anti Terrorist Court
- NOVEMBER 23, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sayf al-Rahman Habib Khan Abd-al-Jabbar, a Pakistani...
Sayf al-Rahman Habib Khan Abd-al-Jabbar, a Pakistani national, was executed in Saudi Arabia for smuggling heroin
- NOVEMBER 17, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
India accused Islamabad of sending death row convicts...
India accused Islamabad of sending death row convicts from Pakistan to create mayhem in the border state of Kashmir
- 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