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
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a driver who murdered his former employer and his four family
a driver who murdered his former employer and his four family
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FAMILY OF DEAD STUDENT PARDONS KILLERS
The family of a Pakistani student has decided to pardon two men convicted in his killing, their
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a sessions court in Nawabshah, Pakistan, sentenced two brothers to death
a sessions court in Nawabshah, Pakistan, sentenced two brothers to death
- AUGUST 30, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
two people were given the death sentence twice and another
two people were given the death sentence twice and another
- AUGUST 27, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PM NAWAZ HALTS DEATH SENTENCE TO 468 INMATES
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has suspended the implementation of capital punishment to 468 inmates including terrorists and others who were sentenced to death by military courts in Pakistan.
- AUGUST 24, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani court has awarded death sentences
a Pakistani court has awarded death sentences
- AUGUST 23, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an Anti Terrorism Court in Faisalabad, Pakistan...
an Anti Terrorism Court in Faisalabad, Pakistan...
- AUGUST 19, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an additional district and sessions judge in Lahore, Pakistan
an additional district and sessions judge in Lahore, Pakistan
AUGUST 5, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT ORDERS HAFIZ JALEEL MOREJO TO BE HANGED ON AUGUST 22
After dodging death 21 times, Hafiz Jaleel Morejo, who is serving a death sentence in a
- JULY 12, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 400 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW WILL KNOW THEIR FATE
July 12, 2013 Nearly 400 prisoners on death row, who are languishing in jails for the last several years due to non-decision about their fate by the Presidency, will now either be sent to the gallows or face life terms or will be set free.
- JULY 11, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a young mother of two was stoned to death in Pakistan for possessing a cell phone, reported the Asian
a young mother of two was stoned to death in Pakistan for possessing a cell phone, reported the Asian
- JULY 4, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS EXPIRED
Pakistan's new government ended the moratorium on executions, an official said.