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
DECEMBER 21, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SHAHNAWAZ AMIR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SARAH INAM’S MURDER CASE
An Islamabad trial court on December 14, 2023 sentenced Shahnawaz Amir to death for the murder of Sarah Inam and imposed a fine of Rs1 million on him, which would be paid to the bereaved family.
DECEMBER 3, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FAMOUS TIK TOKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The District and Sessions Courts in Islamabad on November 30, 2023 awarded death penalty to a famous TikToker on charge of murder, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
NOVEMBER 30, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Attock court on November 29, 2023 sentenced a man to death in a murder case registered with Attock Sadsar police station in 2020.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: GIRL EXECUTED BY HER OWN FAMILY IN HONOUR KILLING
An 18-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her own family after being sentenced to death by village elders for dancing with a boy in a viral social media video in Pakistan.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Muzaffargarh Additional District and Sessions Judge Tariq Maqsood sentenced a man to death for murder and imposed a fine of Rs500,000, Dawn reported on November 4, 2023.
NOVEMBER 2, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE IN FIVE PEOPLE'S MURDER CASE
Three men were sentenced to death on five counts each in a case involving the murder of five people in Barki area, Dunya News reported on October 31, 2023.
OCTOBER 31, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF CONVICT IN MULTIPLE MURDER CASE
Peshawar High Court has commuted death sentence awarded to a convict to life imprisonment for killing four of his close family members including his father and brother in Nowshera district around six years ago, Dawn reported on October 30, 2023.
OCTOBER 25, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: RAPIST, KILLER OF YOUNG GIRL SENTENCED TO DEATH ON THREE COUNTS
Peshawar Judge of Child Protection Court, Hina Mehwish, on October 19, 2023 awarded three death sentences and a fine of Rs one million to an accused for molesting and later burning the body of an eight-year-old girl.
- OCTOBER 11, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BANK GUARDS IN NAROWAL
Pronouncing verdict in the case of killings of two security guards of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in Narowal, Additional District and Sessions Judge Tariq Anjum on October 10, 2023 ordered that four convicts in the case be twice hanged to death.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING TEENAGE DAUGHTER
A district and sessions court in Lahore convicted on September 22, 2023 a man for raping his teenage daughter and sentenced him to death.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH-ROW PRISONER AZIZ BUGTI BECOMES SKILLED ARTIST IN JAIL
Aziz Bugti is serving a 210-year imprisonment and has been sentenced to death four times.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani court on September 4, 2023 sentenced four individuals to death for committing blasphemy by sharing content deemed to be insulting to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and the Holy Qur’an.