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
MAY 10, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN ADIALA, SAHIWAL JAIL
Pakistan put to death three prisoners convicted of murder in different cases.
MAY 4, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIVE MURDER CONVICTS HANGED IN KOT LAKHPAT AND MIANWALI
Five murder convicts were executed between 4 and 5 May in two different jails.
MAY 3, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW INMATE EXECUTED IN SARGODHA, CONVICT’S EXECUTION HALTED IN JHANG
A death row convict was hanged to death in Sargodha while another death row inmate execution halted in Jhang.
APRIL 28, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN HARIPUR
Two death row convicts were hanged in the Central Jail Haripur on early morning, Dunya News reported.
APRIL 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN FAISALABAD
Two death row convicts were sent to gallows in the Central Jail Faisalabad.
- APRIL 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRESIDENT TURNED DOWN 513 MERCY PETITIONS OVER LAST FIVE YEARS
The Pakistani president rejected as many as 513 mercy petitions of condemned prisoners over the last five
APRIL 14, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS HANGED IN HARIPUR, MULTAN
Two murder convicts were hanged separately in jails of Multan and Haripur.
- APRIL 13, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
At least four death row convicts were hanged in the jails of Larkana, Jhang, Multan and Sialkot on early
At least four death row convicts were hanged in the jails of Larkana, Jhang, Multan and Sialkot on early
- APRIL 12, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Two death convicts were executed in Faisalabad and Sahiwal jails.
Two death convicts were executed in Faisalabad and Sahiwal jails.
- APRIL 9, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
real brothers Nasir Mehmood and Tahir Mehmood were executed in
real brothers Nasir Mehmood and Tahir Mehmood were executed in
APRIL 6, 2016United KingdomDEATH PENALTYAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT UP BY 54% IN 2015, PAKISTAN TOPS LIST
The numbers of death penalty has risen over an alarming 54 per cent in 2015-16.
APRIL 6, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
Three death row convicts involved in two different murder cases were executed in the Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore on early morning, Dunya News reported.