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 16, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN LAHORE
Another murder convict was executed in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail, raising the total number of executions
MAY 12, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SAULAT MIRZA HANGED IN MACHH JAIL
Death-row prisoner Saulat Mirza was executed at Machh jail today at 4:30 AM for the murder of former KESC managing director Shahid Hamid, his driver and guard in 1997, raising the total number of executions to 101 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed
- MAY 6, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDERER HANGED IN LAHORE
Another murder convict, Zulfiqar Ali, was hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Jail of Lahore, raising the total
APRIL 29, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE MORE MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN VEHARI
another murder convict was hanged at the district jail of Vehari, raising the total number of executions to 99
APRIL 28, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICTED KILLER EXECUTED IN VEHARI
A convicted murderer was hanged at Vehari’s District Jail, raising the total number of executions to 98 since
- APRIL 23, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS EXECUTED IN SARGODHA AND SAHIWAL
two murder convicts were hanged in Sargodha and Sahiwal, raising the total number of executions to 97 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.
- APRIL 22, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER FOUR MURDER CONVICTS HANGED IN PUNJAB
Another four murder convicts were executed in Lahore, Sahiwal and Bahawalpur cities of Punjab province, raising the total number of executions to 95 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliba
- APRIL 21, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 15 DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
At least fifteen death row convicts were sent to the gallows in different jails of the country, the highest number of executions on a single day since reversing of the country's self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Talib
- APRIL 18, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH ROW PRISONER SENT TO GALLOWS IN VEHARI
a murder convict, identified as Manzoor Vasli, was hanged to death in the district jail of Vehari
- APRIL 16, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE MORE PRISONERS HANGED IN THREE PUNJAB JAILS
Five murder convicts were hanged in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Faisalabad, raising the total number of executions to 75 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.
APRIL 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIVE KILLERS AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
In Pakistan five killers were awarded death sentences on ten counts by Anti Terrorism Court and each were fined to pay Rs 1.5 million, in a murder case.
- APRIL 14, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS IN BAHAWALPUR
A murder convict was hanged to death at New Central Jail in Bahawalpur early in the morning, Geo News reported.