Pakistan
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · In December 1998, the Government set up military trial...
- News items in the archive
- 2,105
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Pakistan is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 2,105 news items on Pakistan, from 1999 to today.
In Pakistan the death penalty applies to a very wide list of offences, from murder to terrorism to blasphemy, and the method is hanging. The country observed a de facto moratorium for some years, broken after the attack on the school in Peshawar in 2014.
Pakistan's death row is among the most populated in the world. The archive follows executions, sentences, appeals and the cases of people with mental disabilities.
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APRIL 17, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: LHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF CONVICT
A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) upheld the death sentence of a convict, Moavia, and reduced the capital punishment of another, Abdullah, to life-imprisonment over allegedly killing 94 people and leaving over 150 men and children injured du
- APRIL 12, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER EXECUTION
12 April 2017: Ilyas, a resident of Gujrat killed four people In the juristiction of Kunjah Police station was executed in Faisalabad central jail.
APRIL 11, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO TERRORISTS HANGED IN SAHIWAL PRISON
Two terrorists were sent to the gallows in High Security Prison Sahiwal in the morning.
APRIL 10, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: INDIAN AGENT KULBHUSHAN YADAV AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
An Indian spy agent Kulbhushan Yadav has been awarded death sentence through the Field Court Martial General (FCGM) under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) for espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan, the ISPR stated.
MARCH 31, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FATHER
A sessions court in Pakistan sentenced a man to death for killing his father.
- MARCH 30, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER TERRORIST HANGED IN KOHAT JAIL
Another terrorist, who was involved in committing offences relating to terrorism, including attacks on Bannu jail and law enforcement agencies, was executed at District Jail Kohat.
MARCH 28, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SECRET MILITARY COURTS EXTENDED
An expired Pakistani law allowing secret military courts to try civilians on terror charges was extended by the Senate for another two years on March 28, despite stringent criticism from rights groups.
MARCH 16, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN GUJRANWALA
A death row convict was executed in the Central Jail Gujranwala in the early morning, according to media reports.
MARCH 15, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE HARDCORE TERRORISTS EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL
Another three hardcore terrorists, who were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism including attacks on Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, were executed on March 15, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement
FEBRUARY 28, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTANI COURT FREES MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani court freed an Islamic preacher who was sentenced to death four years ago on charges of blasphemy, a defense lawyer said.
FEBRUARY 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED AT LAHORE’S KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
Two death row prisoners were hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore.
JANUARY 19, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 2 ACCUSED AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE, 2 ACQUITTED
Additional District and Sessions Judge Israr Zada in Sargodha awarded death sentence to two accused involved in a dual murder case.
- JANUARY 10, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN HANGED OVER MURDERING TWO PEOPLE
A death row prisoner was executed in Adiyala Jail over murdering two people who included a judge.
JANUARY 7, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MILITARY COURTS ABOLISHED
Pakistan’s controversial military courts will no longer be functioning after completing their two-year term, officials said.
- JANUARY 1, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
DECEMBER 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE REVOKED ONE DAY AHEAD OF EXECUTION
Ghulam Abbas Suhani had to be hanged on December 27 but the execution was stopped today, just one
DECEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIRST CONVICT HANGED AFTER THREE MONTHS
A 70-year-old death-row convict was hanged in Rawalpindi’ Adiala jail after a span of 20 years.
- DECEMBER 16, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES OF 13 TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff confirmed death sentences awarded to another 13 hardcore terrorists, who were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, slaughtering civilians and security forces.
- DECEMBER 5, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF FOUR HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa confirmed death sentences awarded to another four hardcore terrorists.
NOVEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER OF THREE HANGED TO DEATH
A Daska-based murder convict was hanged to death in the Sialkot district jail. According to the Sialkot
- NOVEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS HANDED DEATH PENALTY
Anti-Terrorism Court in Hyderabad sentenced two persons to death for killing a person in 2015, who had refused to pay them ‘bhatta’.
NOVEMBER 23, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR KILLERS OF CHRISTIAN COUPLE
A Pakistani anti-terror court sentenced five people to death over the killing of a Christian couple who were lynched and burned in a kiln after being falsely accused of blasphemy.
NOVEMBER 22, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COAS CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF ANOTHER 10 HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif confirmed death sentences awarded to another 10 hardcore terrorists.
- OCTOBER 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF TWO MURDERERS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Supreme Court (SC) converted the death penalty of two murder convicts to life imprisonment.
OCTOBER 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC STAYS HANGING OF MENTALLY ILL CONVICT IMDAD ALI
Supreme Court stayed the execution of Imdad Ali, a schizophrenic man convicted in 2002 for murdering a
- OCTOBER 25, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FATHER IS SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER MURDERING HIS DAUGHTER BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T BAKE 'PERFECT BREAD'
A father has been sentenced to death in Pakistan after he confessed to killing his daughter because she wasn't able to bake perfect bread.
- OCTOBER 21, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT SAYS SCHIZOPHRENIA NOT A MENTAL DISORDER, DISMISSES MERCY PLEA OF DEATH ROW CONVICT
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that schizophrenia is not a mental disorder as per the law of the land,
- OCTOBER 13, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: GENERAL SHARIF SIGNS DEATH WARRANTS OF TEN TERRORISTS
Chief of the Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif signed death warrants of ten terrorists who were tried by military courts.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MENTALLY ILL MAN
An international rights group says Pakistan's Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty against a mentally
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN STAYS EXECUTION OF MENTALLY ILL MAN
A Pakistani official said the Supreme court has temporarily stayed the execution of a mentally ill man.