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
OCTOBER 4, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FORMER SESSIONS JUDGE SIKANDAR LASHARI SENTENCED TO DEATH
An ATC in Karachi sentenced former Tharparkar district and session judge Sikandar Lashari to death on September 29, 2018.
OCTOBER 3, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN ISLAMABAD
The District and Sessions Judge (DSJ) East Islamabad Choudhary Mumtaz Hussain has awarded death sentence to an accused involved in a murder case of Police Station Koral, Pakistan Point News reported on September 27, 2018.
- OCTOBER 1, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COAS CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE TO 11 HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentences awarded to eleven hardcore terrorists, timesofislamabad.com reported on September 28, 2018.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE MILITARY COURT CONVICTS
The Supreme Court (SC) stayed on September 19, 2018 the execution of three convicts involved in militancy, suspending the death sentence awarded by a military court.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TRIO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE OVER ‘HONOUR KILLING’
A court in Jauharabad awarded death sentence to three accused on September 4, 2018 for their involvement in a double murder case.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A sessions court fined and then sentenced a man to death in a blasphemy case on September 14, 2018.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE BANDITS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING RANGERS MAN IN KARACHI
An antiterrorism court sentenced three men to death on September 7, 2018 in a case pertaining to killing of a Rangers soldier and wounding a policeman during an armed robbery.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 13 TALIBAN
Pakistan's army chief has confirmed death sentences for 13 "hardcore terrorists" after military courts found them guilty of carrying out attacks that killed 202 people including 151 civilians.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER OF TWO POLICE PERSONNEL HANGED IN KASUR JAIL
A death convict involved in killing of police personnel was hanged in Kasur Jail.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE IN CHITRAL
A Chitral court sentenced to death five persons on three counts each
- AUGUST 31, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MQM MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING PTI LEADER ZAHRA SHAHID
Concluding the trial of the murder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Zahra Shahid, an anti-terrorism court sentenced the two accused – Rashid and Zahid Abbas Zaidi – to death.
AUGUST 30, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 16,000 ARRESTED FOR TERRORISM, 1,900 PUNISHED, 346 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 2013-17, SENATE TOLD
The Interior Ministry has told the Senate that from 2013 to 2017, over 16,000 people were arrested for terrorism charges and 1,900 were awarded punishments.