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
- FEBRUARY 8, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
In Pakistan, the Sindh High Court (SHC) dismissed the appeal of a former police constable against his
FEBRUARY 7, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 84-YEAR-OLD CONVICT ON DEATH ROW GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
A man who was sentenced to death in Pakistan heaved a sigh of relief as the Sindh High Court (SHC)
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Asharaf Ramadan, a Pakistani national, was beheaded in Riyadh over alleged charges of drug
Mohammed Asharaf Ramadan, a Pakistani national, was beheaded in Riyadh over alleged charges of drug
JANUARY 23, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BLASPHEMY ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Rawalpindi (Pakistan) sentenced a self-proclaimed prophet to death after convicting him of
JANUARY 14, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO PAKISTANIS BEHEADED IN YEAR’S FIRST EXECUTIONS
Saudi authorities beheaded two Pakistanis for drug smuggling in the kingdom’s first executions of the year,
- JANUARY 1, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
DECEMBER 31, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: A PAKISTANI MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani man after he was convicted of smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the
- DECEMBER 28, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN BLASPHEMY CASE
In Pakistan, additional Sessions Judge Chaudhry Zafar Iqbal awarded death sentences to two
DECEMBER 10, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The anti-terrorist court in Taxila (Pakistan) sentenced four people to death for abducting and
- DECEMBER 8, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
A Pakistani man, identified as Mohammed Zayer Khan Qol, was beheaded after he was found
DECEMBER 6, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY A BARRIER TO EU MARKET ACCESS, SENATE TOLD
In a written statement to the Senate, the Foreign Ministry said that Pakistan's case for greater
- DECEMBER 5, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHARIAT COURT STATES DEATH ONLY PENALTY FOR BLASPHEMER
After 23 years, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) has issued orders to remove the provision of life-