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
- JANUARY 31, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan sentenced Mushtaq, alias Billa, of Chak No.157-RB, to death for shooting dead Mehmood Aalam of the same locality over litigation some time ago.
- JANUARY 30, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ACCUSED GETS 69-TIME DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorist Court No-II Judge Raja Ikhlaq Hussain sentenced Hameedullah Khan to death 69 times, life imprisonment as well, and fined him Rs21.8 million for two suicide bomb blasts at the outer gates of the Pakistan Ordnance Fac
- JANUARY 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TRIPLE MURDER ACCUSED AWARDED DEATH
the Anti-Terrorism Court in Sargodha, Pakistan, sentenced Fateh Sher to death and 17 years imprisonment for killing his sister Safia Bibi, her daughter Shaheen Kausar and her son Wali due to a marriage dispute on May 18, 2008.
- JANUARY 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO TWO
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti Terrorism Court-II Judge Chaudhary Muneer Ahmad sentenced Basharat Shah and Muneer Ahmad to death and fined them Rs 300,000 each ordered them to pay Rs 600,000 compensation. They allegedly shot dead Hajji Muhammad Asghar and
- JANUARY 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GIVEN DEATH IN MURDER CASE
inside the judicial complex of Karachi central prison in Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge (south) Sagheer Ahmed Sheikh sentenced Aslam Jogi to death for killing Junaid-ur-Rahman under Kalakot police station on October 5, 2003. The court al
- JANUARY 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC UPHOLD DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
a Rawalpindi Division Bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan, comprising Justice Rauf Sheikh and Rashid Sheikh upheld the death sentence of Dhok Charagh Din resident Zeshan, alias Shani, for murdering Walid, 10, for ransom under the Sadiqabad police s
- JANUARY 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR MURDER
an Anti Terrorism Court in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, sentenced Zafar Hussain to death for killing his two wives Rukhsana and Jameela and four children in Khanpur tehsil of Rahimyar Khan district in 2009 over a domestic dispute.
- JANUARY 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR GET DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING CHILD
in Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Anand Ram Hotwani sentenced Arz Mohammad...
- JANUARY 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN, DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an additional district and sessions judge sentenced Kosar Ali to death for killing his relative Nauman Sattar over a family feud in the area of Airport police in January 2010. He was also fined Rs100, 000.
- JANUARY 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC RESERVES ORDER ON KASAB’S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
the Bombay high court reserved its order on the appeal filed by Pakistani Ajmal Amir Kasab against the death sentence awarded to him for his role in the terror attacks.
- JANUARY 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC ACQUITS MAN IN SECTARIAN KILLING CASE
the Sindh High Court in Pakistan, headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmed, set aside the death sentence of Mohammad Talha because the prosecution failed to prove the charges.
- JANUARY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: HRCP FOR STAYING EXECUTION
the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) noted with concern the issuance of death warrants for a man in Sukkur jail and demanded withdrawal of the order.