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 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
- AUGUST 21, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On August 21, a special anti-terrorism court in Pakistan...
On August 21, a special anti-terrorism court in Pakistan handed down the death penalty to Mohammad Saeed Alias Bharam and Saleem Alias Denter, two activists of the ethnic party Motahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM), for killing 4 Americans and their Pakistani dr
- AUGUST 13, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On August 13, Shareef Khan Nasser, a Pakistani man,...
On August 13, Shareef Khan Nasser, a Pakistani man, was executed in Saudi Arabia for smuggling an unspecified quantity of heroin into the Kingdom
- JUNE 24, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On June 24, the U
On June 24, the U
- JUNE 4, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On June 4, an anti-terrorist court sentenced 9 activists...
On June 4, an anti-terrorist court sentenced 9 activists from an opposition political party to death for the murder of former Governor of southern Sindh Province Hakim Said and two aides, in October 1998
- JUNE 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On June 1, a Pakistani man 33-year- has been executed...
On June 1, a Pakistani man 33-year- has been executed in the United Arab Emirates for murdering a Pakistani girl, 15-year-old, whose family had refused him her hand in marriage
- MAY 14, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On May 14, 2 Pakistanis, Ashraf Ali Qadir Bakhsh and...
On May 14, 2 Pakistanis, Ashraf Ali Qadir Bakhsh and Shushi Muhammad Taln, were executed in Saudi Arabia for drug offenses
- MAY 13, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On May 13, Mohammed Saleem was re-arrested for the...
On May 13, Mohammed Saleem was re-arrested for the same crime for which he had been condemned to death in December 1998 and subsequently released in January 1999