Pakistan
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- 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
- JULY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, an Additional District and Sessions Judge sentenced Qamar resident Ghulam Muhammad Abad to death for murdering his cousin Rabia Majeed over a marriage dispute in 2008.
- JULY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH AWARDED IN MURDER CASE
in Chakwal, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sohail Ikram sentenced Nobahar to death for killing his relative Khurshid Begum over land.
- JULY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Khanpur, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Malik Munir Ahmed Joya
in Khanpur, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Malik Munir Ahmed Joya
- JUNE 30, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: CONVICT ON DEATH ROW OVER TWIN MURDER WITH CRICKET BAT
in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharjah Appeals Court upheld the death sentence
- JUNE 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Multan Anti Terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced Rashid Taqi...
the Multan Anti Terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced Rashid Taqi...
- JUNE 29, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shabbir Hussain Awan sentenced Abdul Rehman, Nazim Khan and Saeed Khan to death for murdering Azhar, Saifullah and Atta Muhammad over an old enmity on March 31, 2008, under Jhal Chakian police
- JUNE 26, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TWO PAKISTANIS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Pakistani nationals Salim Dawod Abdulrahim and Imam Bakhsh Eyepub Yakoub were sentenced to death by a Yemeni court for smuggling 1,695 kg of hashish into Yemen through its coastal territories, official Saba news agency cited the court's verdict as saying.
- JUNE 23, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTED OF CAPITAL OFFENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahrukh...
JUNE 18, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorist Court Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad
JUNE 18, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorist Court Special Judge Mian Anwar Nazir sentenced
- JUNE 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: POLICE CONSTABLE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad of the Faisalabad Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced police constable Nasir Abbas to death.
- JUNE 16, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TALIBAN CARRY OUT ANOTHER PUBLIC EXECUTION
in Datta Khel area in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, the Taliban shot dead local resident Waheed Khan, 28, before a crowd of 200 people for allegedly killing a tribesman on June 12.