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
- JANUARY 19, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shafqat Ali sentenced Muhammad Riaz and Zahir Hussain to death for the murder of Muhammad Jahangir and Liaquat Hussain on August 10, 2004.
- JANUARY 17, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONDEMNED PRISONER TO BE HANGED ON JAN 27
Allah Ditta will be executed on January 27 at Central Jail Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
- JANUARY 13, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED IN KIDNAPPING, MURDER CASE
the Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, sentenced Muhsin Raza to death for kidnapping Sohrab Khan from the airport area Karachi for ransom on June 21, 2008, and killing him.
- JANUARY 13, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR WIFE’S MURDER
in Lahore, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Malik Muhammad Rafiq sentenced Mazhar Iqbal to death for murdering his wife Bushra Iqbal over a domestic issue in Manawan in 2007.
- JANUARY 13, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED IN KIDNAPPING, MURDER CASE
the Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, sentenced Muhsin Raza to death for kidnapping Sohrab Khan from the airport area Karachi for ransom on June 21, 2008, and killing him.
- JANUARY 13, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Anti Terrorism Court Judge Khalid Naveed Dar awarded the death sentence on two counts to a murder accused.
- JANUARY 11, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Javed Rasheed sentenced Saif Ali to death for murder.
- JANUARY 11, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Suhail Nasir sentenced Shahid Naveed to death and fined him Rs 100,000.
- JANUARY 8, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a trial of first instance in Pakistan sentenced a chauffeur
a trial of first instance in Pakistan sentenced a chauffeur
- JANUARY 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervez Akhtar awarded the death sentence to Abdul Mustafa for his involvement in a murder case.
- JANUARY 4, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: PAKISTANI CARRIER TO DIE FOR DRUGS
the Criminal Court in Kuwait sentenced an unidentified Pakistani man to capital punishment for smuggling heroin into the country.
- JANUARY 1, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes...
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes...