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
- APRIL 2, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO CONVICTS
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan upheld the death sentence of Shahbaz and his friend Nasrullah in a murder case
MARCH 30, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 114 ON DEATH ROW AT CPK
at least 114 convicted criminals lodged in the CPK in Pakistan are waiting to be hanged in their death cells.
- MARCH 29, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS FIRST DEATH SENTENCE SINCE 2005
the Dubai Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates upheld the death sentence of a
- MARCH 28, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Iteffaq Abbasi awarded the death sentence to an accused and acquitted another in a murder case in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Muhammad Nouman and Muhammad Irfan were charged with killing Muhammad Kamran on August
- MARCH 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SON-IN-LAW
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions (ADS) Judge Khalid Mehmood Ranjha awarded capital punishment to a man for killing his son-in-law who married his daughter without his consent
- MARCH 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED IN LAHORE
a Division Bench of the Lahore High Court converted the death penalty of a man convicted of murder into life imprisonment and acquitted the other accused for lack of evidence
- MARCH 8, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS SECURED PARDON
Mecca Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Reconciliation Committee in the province...
- MARCH 2, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI COURT SENTENCES PAKISTANI MAN TO DEATH FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a Yemeni state security court sentenced a Pakistani man to death and 15 others to 25 years in prison for smuggling around 10,000 kilograms of hashish into the country.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER
Pakistani Anti Terrorism Court-I (ATC-I) Judge Hasan Shah Bukhari sentenced Shehzad Masih, Nisar Ahmed and Munir Masih to death, life imprisonment and fines
- FEBRUARY 15, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR RAPE DEPORTED AFTER ADMITTING TO CHARGES
a man who was to be stoned to death in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, for raping his mistress's young daughters was deported, Gulf News learnt. Abdul Aziz, a Pakistani, was sentenced for repeatedly raping the four Emirati girls, who were then aged between 1
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sajjad Hussain Sandher awarded the death penalty and imposed a Rs 200,000 fine in a 2004 double murder case in Saddar.
- JANUARY 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 EXECUTED BY TALIBAN IN TRIBAL AREAS
according to Pakistani security sources, the Taliban guerrillas along the Afghani border captured and executed two individuals accused of collaborating with the authorities.