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
- 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.
JANUARY 29, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DRAFT TO ANNUL CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SENT TO PRESIDENT
the Pakistani Interior Ministry sent a summary to President Asif Ali Zardari for his
- JANUARY 28, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
an Additional District and Sessions Judge in Pakistan awarded a death sentence to a murder convict and imposed a Rs100,000 fine on him.
- JANUARY 28, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
a man was sentenced to death for murder by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Muhammad Yousaf and imposed a Rs100,000 fine on him.
JANUARY 27, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTYDUBAI COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR KILLING SECURITY GUARD
the Court of First Instance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, sentenced a Pakistani to death
- JANUARY 22, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan sought a report from the Punjab government on a petition filed against the solitary confinement of thousands of prisoners on death row in death cells
the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Pakistan sought a report from the Punjab government on a petition filed against the solitary confinement of thousands of prisoners on death row in death cells
- JANUARY 1, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes...
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes...
- JANUARY 1, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan, consisting of Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Kazim Ali Malik, confirmed a death sentence of a man and reduced that of his co-accused to life imprisonment.
- JANUARY 1, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Zahoor Ahmed, son of Ahmed Baksh, who was convicted in a murder case in Pakistan, was scheduled to be executed on this day
Zahoor Ahmed, son of Ahmed Baksh, who was convicted in a murder case in Pakistan, was scheduled to be executed on this day
- DECEMBER 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan, consisting of Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, commuted the death sentence of Muhammad Irshad to life imprisonment
a division bench of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan, consisting of Justice Tariq Shamim and Justice Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, commuted the death sentence of Muhammad Irshad to life imprisonment