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
JULY 2, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR ‘BLASPHEMOUS’ FACEBOOK POST IN SAHIWAL
APRIL 15, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO KILLED HIS FATHER
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on April 13, 2026 dismissed an appeal against the death sentence of a convict, who had murdered his biological father and severely injured stepmother and three siblings over the transfer of a portion of property to his second
APRIL 2, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 3 MURDER CASES
Pakistani Sessions courts have handed down death sentences to three accused in separate murder cases, while also awarding additional punishments under various legal provisions, The News Pakistan reported on April 2, 2026.
MARCH 26, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: LHC ACQUITS TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on March 25, 2026 acquitted two men who had been sentenced to death in a double murder case, allowing their appeals against the conviction and ordering their immediate release
MARCH 17, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DOUBLE DEATH PENALTY
Dera Ghazi Khan District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Abbas on March 14, 2026 delivered a verdict in a double murder case, sentencing two brothers to two death penalties each and a total fine of Rs2 million.
- MARCH 9, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT ACQUITS FATHER ACCUSED OF POISONING SON, OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has acquitted a man who was sentenced to death for allegedly poisoning his young son, declaring the decisions of the High Court and Trial Court null and void, Dunya News reported on March 9, 2026.
JANUARY 3, 2026PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
The District and Sessions Court Jacobabad on January 3, 2026 sentenced two brothers to death in a double murder case.
NOVEMBER 19, 2025PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: HUSBAND SENTENCED TO DEATH, IN-LAWS GET LIFE IN SANIA ZAHRA MURDER CASE
A Multan sessions court on November 18, 2025 sentenced a man to death for murdering his 20-year-old pregnant wife Sania Zehra.
- OCTOBER 6, 2025PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC ACQUITS TWO BROTHERS ON DEATH ROW IN PIDC BOMB BLAST CASE
The Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence handed down to two brothers and acquitted them in the 2005 PIDC (Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation) House bomb blast case, Dawn reported on October 1, 2025.
- OCTOBER 2, 2025PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC ACQUITS DEATH ROW PRISONER IN WOMAN’S MURDER CASE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on October 1, 2025 acquitted Sarfraz Ahmed, a death row prisoner, in a woman’s murder case registered at Ghalib Market police station, citing non-matching DNA evidence and flaws in the investigation.
JULY 22, 2025PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SENATE PASSES BILL TO END DEATH PENALTY FOR KEY OFFENCES
A bill seeking to abolish the death penalty for harbouring hijackers and for publicly stripping a woman of her clothes was passed on July 18, 2025 by the Senate amidst voices of dissent from both sides of the aisle.
- JULY 21, 2025PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO MURDER ACCUSED
Gujrat district and sessions judge awarded the death sentence to a murder accused and also imposed a fine of Rs0.5 million.