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
JANUARY 10, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN HANGED OVER MURDERING TWO PEOPLE
A death row prisoner was executed in Adiyala Jail over murdering two people who included a judge.
JANUARY 7, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MILITARY COURTS ABOLISHED
Pakistan’s controversial military courts will no longer be functioning after completing their two-year term, officials said.
- JANUARY 1, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
DECEMBER 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE REVOKED ONE DAY AHEAD OF EXECUTION
Ghulam Abbas Suhani had to be hanged on December 27 but the execution was stopped today, just one
DECEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIRST CONVICT HANGED AFTER THREE MONTHS
A 70-year-old death-row convict was hanged in Rawalpindi’ Adiala jail after a span of 20 years.
DECEMBER 16, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES OF 13 TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff confirmed death sentences awarded to another 13 hardcore terrorists, who were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, slaughtering civilians and security forces.
- DECEMBER 5, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF FOUR HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa confirmed death sentences awarded to another four hardcore terrorists.
NOVEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER OF THREE HANGED TO DEATH
A Daska-based murder convict was hanged to death in the Sialkot district jail. According to the Sialkot
- NOVEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS HANDED DEATH PENALTY
Anti-Terrorism Court in Hyderabad sentenced two persons to death for killing a person in 2015, who had refused to pay them ‘bhatta’.
NOVEMBER 23, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR KILLERS OF CHRISTIAN COUPLE
A Pakistani anti-terror court sentenced five people to death over the killing of a Christian couple who were lynched and burned in a kiln after being falsely accused of blasphemy.
NOVEMBER 22, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COAS CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF ANOTHER 10 HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif confirmed death sentences awarded to another 10 hardcore terrorists.
- OCTOBER 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF TWO MURDERERS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Supreme Court (SC) converted the death penalty of two murder convicts to life imprisonment.