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
APRIL 5, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
A death row prisoner was hanged in the Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore on early morning while the execution of
MARCH 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER GETS DEATH, TERROR CONVICTS JAIL SENTENCES
Courts in Karachi handed down the death sentence to a murder convict and a 14-year jail term to two terror convicts.
- MARCH 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FIVE BROTHERS
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Ghulam Mustafa Memon sentenced to death two government
- MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A death row prisoner was hanged in the District Jail Sialkot early the morning while the execution of two
A death row prisoner was hanged in the District Jail Sialkot early the morning while the execution of two
MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN:TWO CONVICTED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED IN KOHAT
Two 'terrorists' convicted by military courts for involvement in attacks on security officials and civilians were executed at a jail in Kohat, a military sourced confirmed.
- MARCH 29, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A double murder convict was sent on the gallows in District Jail Sargodha in the wee hours. According to
A double murder convict was sent on the gallows in District Jail Sargodha in the wee hours. According to
- MARCH 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED IN SAHIWAL
Two convicts, tried and sentenced by military courts for their of involvement in “terrorist attacks”, were
MARCH 22, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MORE THAN 350 PRISONERS HANGED SINCE DECEMBER 2014, GOVERNMENT TELLS THE SUPREME COURT
In Islamabad, federal government notified the highest court of the 353 death row prisoners hanged in the country since December 2014.
MARCH 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN SAHIWAL
A death row prisoner was hanged in the Central Jail Sahiwal early the morning while the execution of
- MARCH 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF RATIFIES DEATH SENTENCE OF 13 TERRORISTS INCLUDING CLIMBER KILLER
Army Chief General Raheel Sharif ratified death sentence of 13 ‘hardcore terrorists’ found guilty of
MARCH 9, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE MORE DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED
One death row convict was executed in the District Jail, Toba Tek Singh on early morning.
MARCH 1, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS
A murder convict was sent to the gallows in District Jail Jhang early in the morning. According to the jail