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
- OCTOBER 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional Session Judge Mian Anwar Nazeer awarded the death sentence to Zahid and fined him Rs 100,000. Zahid, a Chak resident, allegedly killed Parveen over a minor dispute on July 4, 2009. His sister Kausar Bibi was acquitted.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in Arifwala, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mian khadim Hussain awarded the death sentence to Imran, alias Mani, as well as fining him Rs 100,000.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Sargodha, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Timmar Hayat Gondal sentenced Muhammad Anwar to death for murder and fined him Rs 100,000.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SIX CONVICTED
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Ameer Muhammad Khan awarded capital punishment to six accused of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO ACCUSED INVOLVED IN MURDER CASE CONVICTED
in Khushab, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Joharabad awarded the death sentence to Muhammad Hussain and Adalat Khan for murder.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH ROW PRISONERS REJECT PRISONS DEPT FEARS
prisoners still to be transferred from death row to the normal barracks after a notification of the Punjab Home Department in Pakistan rejected the jail administration’s claims that this would create a law and order risk.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Aqil Hussain Chohan awarded the death sentence and a fine of Rs 200,000 to Abdur Rehman, alias Kali.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PROPOSAL TO END DEATH SENTENCE NOT TO COVER TERRORISTS
Pakistan said terrorists sentenced to death will not be pardoned if capital punishment is abolished in the country.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRESIDENT SEEKS RECOMMENDATIONS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari wants to replace capital punishment with 24 to 30 years of imprisonment.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Anwar Nazeer sentenced two men to death
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Riffat Sultan...
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Riffat Sultan...
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EXECUTIONS CONTINUE BLOODSHED IN SWAT
local journalists in Pakistan's Swat valley said that 230 bodies have been found in the valley since 13 July, the day refugees began to stream back to their homes in the war-torn region.