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
- MARCH 13, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A murderer [identified only as] Kabeer was given capital...
A murderer [identified only as] Kabeer was given capital punishment by an additional district and sessions court in Quetta
- MARCH 11, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Anti-Terrorist Court in Sukkur sentenced to death...
An Anti-Terrorist Court in Sukkur sentenced to death Ali Dhandho in a case of kidnapping for ransom
- MARCH 7, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions judge Zawar Ahmed...
Additional District and Sessions judge Zawar Ahmed condemned to death a woman [identified only as] Robina for murder
- MARCH 7, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Special Anti Terrorist Court judge Chaudhry Ehsan Sabri...
Special Anti Terrorist Court judge Chaudhry Ehsan Sabri handed out the death sentence to [a person identified only as] Ishtiaq in an abduction cum sodomy case
- MARCH 7, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Anti Terrorism Court Judge Sukkur Liaquat Hussain imposed...
Anti Terrorism Court Judge Sukkur Liaquat Hussain imposed the death sentence on Rustam and Raza Mohammad, found guilty of the murder of Bashir Ahmed Langah and Hyder Bux Langah
- MARCH 3, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Chaudhry Ehsan Sabri...
Special Anti Terrorist Court Judge Chaudhry Ehsan Sabri condemned Dhuman Khan to death twice for the murder of two LDA officers, Mian Gull Rukh (Deputy Director LDA) and Chaudhry Mohammad Jahangir (Assistant State Officer) when they came to check the docu
- MARCH 1, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional Sessions Judge, Ghulam Hussain Awan handed...
Additional Sessions Judge, Ghulam Hussain Awan handed out the death sentence to Mohammad Ashraf for shooting dead a person in a dispute over land
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The hanging of a convict was stopped at the Kot Lakhpat...
The hanging of a convict was stopped at the Kot Lakhpat Jail as the sister of the deceased forgave him
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A United Arab Emirates Criminal Court of First Instance...
A United Arab Emirates Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced a 30-year-old Pakistani [identified only as] S
- FEBRUARY 27, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A District and Sessions Court in Chatta condemned to...
A District and Sessions Court in Chatta condemned to death Mohammad Akram for murder
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
District and sessions Judge Muhammad Aslam Khan gave...
District and sessions Judge Muhammad Aslam Khan gave the death sentence to [a person identified only as] Azam involved in a murder case
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Special Anti Terrorist Court handed out death sentences...
A Special Anti Terrorist Court handed out death sentences to two men for murdering six members of their family, including five children