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 6, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DOUBLE MURDER
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) announced on 1 November 2018 a two-time death sentence to a man convicted in a double murder case.
OCTOBER 31, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTANI CHRISTIAN ASIA BIBI HAS DEATH PENALTY CONVICTION OVERTURNED
Pakistan's Supreme Court on 31 October 2018 acquitted a Christian woman who has been on death row for almost eight years on blasphemy charges.
OCTOBER 29, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 14 MILITANTS
Pakistan's army chief on 26 October 2018 approved death sentences for 14 "hardcore terrorists" convicted by military courts for attacks in recent years that killed 19 security forces and three civilians.
OCTOBER 22, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PHC SETS ASIDE DEATH SENTENCES TO OVER 50 CONVICTS
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on 18 October 2018 set aside death sentence to more than 50 convicts awarded by the military courts on terrorism charges including suicide attacks and martyring security forces, police, lawmakers and civilians.
OCTOBER 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PML-N MNA ABID RAZA ACQUITTED IN MURDER CASE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on 11 October 2018 acquitted Chaudhry Abid Raza (PML-N MNA) and three others in a murder case.
OCTOBER 18, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: IMRAN ALI HANGED FOR SIX-YEAR-OLD'S DEATH
Pakistan on 17 October 2018 hanged a man convicted for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Ansari in January.
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 PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 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 PENALTYPAKISTAN: 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.