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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MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS SENT TO GALLOWS
Two murder convicts were hanged in Pakistan in the last two days.
- MARCH 29, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A double murder convict was sent on the gallows in District Jail Sargodha in the wee hours. According to
A double murder convict was sent on the gallows in District Jail Sargodha in the wee hours. According to
MARCH 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED IN SAHIWAL
Two convicts, tried and sentenced by military courts for their of involvement in “terrorist attacks”, were
MARCH 22, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MORE THAN 350 PRISONERS HANGED SINCE DECEMBER 2014, GOVERNMENT TELLS THE SUPREME COURT
In Islamabad, federal government notified the highest court of the 353 death row prisoners hanged in the country since December 2014.
MARCH 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN SAHIWAL
A death row prisoner was hanged in the Central Jail Sahiwal early the morning while the execution of
MARCH 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF RATIFIES DEATH SENTENCE OF 13 TERRORISTS INCLUDING CLIMBER KILLER
Army Chief General Raheel Sharif ratified death sentence of 13 ‘hardcore terrorists’ found guilty of
MARCH 9, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE MORE DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED
One death row convict was executed in the District Jail, Toba Tek Singh on early morning.
MARCH 1, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS
A murder convict was sent to the gallows in District Jail Jhang early in the morning. According to the jail
- FEBRUARY 29, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS TO BE HANGED OVER ‘HONOUR KILLINGS’
A court in Pakistan has sentenced two brothers to death twice for killing their sister and her husband over
FEBRUARY 29, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN HANGS BODYGUARD WHO KILLED BLASPHEMY REFORM GOVERNOR
Pakistan executed a man who killed the governor of Punjab province over his call to reform the country’s strict blasphemy laws that carry a death sentence for insulting Islam, police said.
FEBRUARY 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW PRISONER HANGED IN ADIALA JAIL
A death row prisoner involved in killing of Pakistani Army personnel was hanged in Adiala Jail in the wee
- FEBRUARY 25, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
Two death row convicts were hanged in the jails of Gujranwala and Sahiwal on early morning, Dunya News
- FEBRUARY 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Another death row convict was executed in the Central Jail of Mainwali.
Another death row convict was executed in the Central Jail of Mainwali.
FEBRUARY 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED
four murder convicts were hanged in Pakistan in two days.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Three murder convicts were hanged in two jails in Pakistan.
Three murder convicts were hanged in two jails in Pakistan.
FEBRUARY 23, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN SAHIWAL
Two death row convicts were sent to the gallows in the Central Jail Sahiwal on early morning while execution of another death row prisoner was postponed, Dunya News reported.
FEBRUARY 16, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC TURNS CONVICT'S DEATH SENTENCE INTO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) changed the decision of convict s execution into life imprisonment.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN MULTAN
One death row convict was executed in the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported. The dead body was handed over to legal heirs after completing medico-legal formalities.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT EXECUTED IN BAHAWALPUR
A death row prisoner was sent to the gallows at the New Central Jail Bahawalpur on early morning, Dunya
- FEBRUARY 9, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS
A death row prisoner was hanged at the Central Jail in Faisalabad in the morning. Ghafoor Masih had
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Key facilitator of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, terrorist Bilal Ahmed alias Abu Abdullah was executed in Kohat Central Jail early in the morning.
Key facilitator of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, terrorist Bilal Ahmed alias Abu Abdullah was executed in Kohat Central Jail early in the morning.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A death row convict was sent to the gallows at the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported.
A death row convict was sent to the gallows at the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN KOHAT, MULTAN
Two prisoners were executed in Pakistan, in two different prisons.
FEBRUARY 2, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Four persons, including a husband, and wife, were sentenced to death after they were found guilty of
- JANUARY 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SSP MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SECTARIAN KILLING CASE
A sessions court in Pakistan sentenced two men to death in a sectarian killing case.
JANUARY 28, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS IN MIANWALI
A death row convict was hanged in Mianwali Central Jail. According to details, Mumrez had been
JANUARY 21, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE MORE DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED
One death row convict was executed on the Sahiwal Central Jail in early morning, Dunya News reported.
JANUARY 20, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED
Two death row prisoners were hanged on early morning in the jails of Sahiwal and Jehlum, Dunya News
- JANUARY 19, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
Three death row prisoners were hanged on early morning in the jails of Attock, Mianwali and Jhang, Dunya
- JANUARY 14, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH ROW PRISONER HANGED IN SIALKOT
A death row prisoner was hanged in District jail Sialkot in the wee hours.