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
MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS SENT TO GALLOWS
Two murder convicts were hanged in Pakistan in the last two days.
- 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 PENALTYPAKISTAN: 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 PENALTYPAKISTAN: 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
- FEBRUARY 29, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS TO BE HANGED OVER ‘HONOUR KILLINGS’
A court in Pakistan has sentenced two brothers to death twice for killing their sister and her husband over
FEBRUARY 29, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN HANGS BODYGUARD WHO KILLED BLASPHEMY REFORM GOVERNOR
Pakistan executed a man who killed the governor of Punjab province over his call to reform the country’s strict blasphemy laws that carry a death sentence for insulting Islam, police said.
FEBRUARY 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW PRISONER HANGED IN ADIALA JAIL
A death row prisoner involved in killing of Pakistani Army personnel was hanged in Adiala Jail in the wee
- FEBRUARY 25, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
Two death row convicts were hanged in the jails of Gujranwala and Sahiwal on early morning, Dunya News