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
- JULY 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ACCUSED IN MURDER CASE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Baddin, Pakistan, IInd Additional Sessions Judge Ghulam Rasool awarded the death sentence to accused in murder case. Yousaf Mehran Poto was also fined Rs 100,000 for the murder.
- JULY 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: HUSBAND GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING SPOUSE
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, an Additional District and Sessions Judge awarded capital punishment to a man and fined him Rs 100,000. According to the prosecution, Muhammad Younus killed his wife Shamim Akhtar in chak Rasoolpur in 2007.
- JULY 1, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS CAPITAL SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ajmal Hussain sentenced Muhammad Arif to death and fined him to Rs 150,000.
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF ACCUSED
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan, comprising of Justices Tariq Shamim and Malik Saeed Ijaz commuted the death sentence of Muhammad Zafar to life imprisonment.
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC CONFIRMS 2 DEATH SENTENCES
a division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan, comprising of Justices Tariq Shamim and Malik Saeed Ijaz endorsed the death sentences awarded to Ishaq and Lateef by a lower court for their involvement in the murder of two people over a marria
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: EXECUTION OF 2 PRISONERS DEFERRED FOR ONE MONTH
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Rana Raza Ullah Khan Superintendent district prison said that the execution of Shafqat Ali and Saeed Ahmad of Mannanwala was deferred for one month according to an order received from President House.
- JUNE 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Session judge Waseem Akhtar awarded the death sentence to Muhammad Hassan of Arif Wala over a murder case investigated by the Garh police station. A lady involved in this case was acquitted by giving benefit of doubt.
- JUNE 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 10 AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 13
the Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) No 1 in Multan, Pakistan, awarded the death sentence to ten people for killing thirteen members of a family over an old enmity in the Lodhran district on four occasions.
- JUNE 25, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanaullah Khan Niazi handed down capital punishment with a fine of Rs 500,000 to an accused involved in a murder case of Gunjial police station in Pakistan.
- JUNE 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC FOR TAKING EXTRA CARE WHILE AWARDING DEATH
the Supreme Court of Pakistan advised Courts to observe extreme care while choosing to award the death penalty.
- JUNE 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN COURT REJECTS INDIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
Pakistan's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Indian man Sarabjit Singh to have his 1991 death sentence for spying and terrorism in Mumbai overturned.
- JUNE 24, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: IHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF A CONVICT INTO LIFE TERM
a divisional bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan...