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
- DECEMBER 8, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 8, District and Sessions Judge Rahimyar...
On December 8, District and Sessions Judge Rahimyar Khan Saifur Rehman awarded the death sentence to Abid Hussain and life imprisonment to Muhammad Iqbal, in the Rana Bazar murder case
- DECEMBER 6, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 6, Additional District and Session Judge...
On December 6, Additional District and Session Judge Syed Akhtar Hussain Zahid sentenced drug pedlar M
- DECEMBER 6, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 6, the Supreme Court said that it would...
On December 6, the Supreme Court said that it would start hearing the petition in January 2000 and ordered the army-led government to reply to five lawsuits filed by the Pakistan Muslim League, but did not rule on another request from the party that crimi
- DECEMBER 4, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man...
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for stabbing to death an Afghani man following an argument
- DECEMBER 3, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 3, Judge Rahmat Hussain Jafferi of Anti...
On December 3, Judge Rahmat Hussain Jafferi of Anti Terrorism Court-1 sentenced to death Amir Buksh, 28, for killing HC Muhammed Yousuf on October 20, in his desperate bid to avoid arrest by a team of Anti-Dacoity and Robbery Cell (ADRC) in Malir
- NOVEMBER 2, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On November 2, a special court for the suppression...
On November 2, a special court for the suppression of terrorist activities awarded the death sentence, 30 lashes and a fine of Rs 20,000 to Mohammad Siddique in a hudud case
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In November, Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML)...
In November, Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party filed a petition before the Supreme Court against the military action that installed Gen
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In November, the Pakistani representative, speaking...
In November, the Pakistani representative, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said the issue of the death penalty pertains to crime prevention and criminal justice
- OCTOBER 20, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On October 20, Pakistani representative Munawar Saeed...
On October 20, Pakistani representative Munawar Saeed Bhatti, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly on item 107, crime prevention and criminal justice, said that maintenance of societal peace and law and order through an effective crime
- OCTOBER 12, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On October 12, Army chief Gen
On October 12, Army chief Gen
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded in Saudi...
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for trying to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom in his abdomen
- AUGUST 27, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On August 27, an Italian delegation composed of the Hon
On August 27, an Italian delegation composed of the Hon