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
- APRIL 13, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions Judge in Jhang, Sohaib...
Additional District and Sessions Judge in Jhang, Sohaib Ahmed Roomi, condemned Muhammad Afzal to death for murdering pregnantwife, Kausar Bibi
- APRIL 11, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Two kidnappers, Nazar Mohammad and Ajab Khan, were...
Two kidnappers, Nazar Mohammad and Ajab Khan, were given capital punishment by a Special Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi
- APRIL 10, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Special Court for Suppression of Terroristic Activitiesin...
A Special Court for Suppression of Terroristic Activitiesin Faisalabad handed out a death sentence to Ghulam Murtaza for murder
- APRIL 8, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions court in Lahore sentenced...
Additional District and Sessions court in Lahore sentenced to death one [identified only as] Latif in a murder case
- APRIL 6, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Karachi found ousted prime minister Nawaz...
A court in Karachi found ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif guilty of terrorism and hijacking and sentenced him to life imprisonment
- APRIL 5, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar stayed the execution...
Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar stayed the execution of Niaz Ahmed till April 26
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Judge Liaquat Ali of the Lahore Additional District...
Judge Liaquat Ali of the Lahore Additional District and Sessions court, condemned [a man identified only as] Mushtaq, alias Bao, to capital punishment for murder
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Lahore Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mehmood...
The Lahore Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mehmood Maqbool Bajwa handed out a death sentences to four persons foundguilty of kidnapping for ransom
- APRIL 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Three persons were sentenced to death in two different...
Three persons were sentenced to death in two different murder cases by the Additional Session Courts in Faisalabad
- MARCH 30, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Additional Sessions court in Pasrur handed out a...
An Additional Sessions court in Pasrur handed out a death sentence to Waheed Murad for murder
- MARCH 30, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Tariq Iqbal was condemned to death by an Additional...
Tariq Iqbal was condemned to death by an Additional District and Sessions court in Lahore
- MARCH 30, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Sarwar was hung in the Sahiwal Central Jail
Mohammad Sarwar was hung in the Sahiwal Central Jail