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
- 2,092
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 2,092 news items on Pakistan, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JULY 15, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Nawabshah, Pakistan, two accused in a double murder case were awarded the death penalty after charges against them were proved.
- JULY 14, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an additional district and sessions judge awarded...
an additional district and sessions judge awarded...
- JULY 11, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. ZULFIQAR ALI SHAH WAS HANGED
Zulfiqar Ali Shah was hanged, in Pakistan, for murder
- JULY 9, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Nawabshah, Pakistan, first Additional Sessions...
in Nawabshah, Pakistan, first Additional Sessions...
- JULY 4, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. LAW MINISTRY OPPOSED COMMUTATION OF DEATH PENALTIES
the Pakistan Law Ministry strongly opposed the federal cabinet approving the commutation of the
- JULY 4, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SC ASKS GOVT TO EXPLAIN POSITION ON COMMUTING DEATH PENALTIES
taking suo motu notice of Pakistan government's proposal to c
- JULY 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CABINET APPROVES CONVERSION OF DEATH PENALTY INTO LIFE TERM
the Pakistani Federal Cabinet formally approved the conversion of death penalty into life
- JULY 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT OPPOSED IN KURDISTAN REGION
a conference was held in Erbil by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
- JUNE 30, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an Additional District...
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, an Additional District...
- JUNE 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions...
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions...
- JUNE 27, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men...
the Pakistani Taliban publicly executed two men...
- JUNE 24, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission...
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission...
- JUNE 21, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PM URGES: ALL DEATH SENTENCES SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO HONOR BHUTTO
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called for his country's thousands of death sentences
- JUNE 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a Pakistani court handed down the death sentence to a man convicted of blasphemy, court
- JUNE 17, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
HRW ASKS PAK GOVT TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
an international human rights watchdog urged the newly elected government in Pakistan
- JUNE 10, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
leading Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney found another...
leading Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney found another...
- JUNE 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 CONVICTS TO BE EXECUTED
three condemned prisoners will be hanged in the Faisalabad District Prison in Pakistan on June 4.
- JUNE 3, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Rao Abdul Jabbar Khan awarded the death sentence to Usmani Meo, a hit-man who was already awarded death in two previous murder cases.
- MAY 28, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Pakistan, District and Session Judge Hafeez Ullah khan sentenced five people to death for murder.
- MAY 21, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani militant group, Lashkar-i-Islam...
a Pakistani militant group, Lashkar-i-Islam...
- MAY 14, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. INTERIOR MINISTRY OPPOSED TO CHANGING DEATH PENALTY
the Pakistani Ministry of Interior strongly opposed the proposal to change the death penalty
- MAY 14, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN KIDNAPPING, MURDER CASE
the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi, Pakistan, handed down a double death sentence to a man for kidnapping an eight year old girl for ransom and later killing her in cold blood.
- MAY 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. GHOLAM HAIDAR BALOCH FACES RISK OF EXECUTION IF TRANSFERRED TO IRAN
Balochistan Human Rights Watch reported that Gholam Haidar Baloch, a Pakistan
- MAY 9, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
in Multan, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Mian Masood Hussain awarded the death sentence and fines of Rs.0.5 million each to four men for drug smuggling.
- MAY 1, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 3 PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR HASHISH SMUGGLING
Zargar Sadajan, Roajan Sodajar, and Naik Mohammed Malak Mohammed, all Pakistanis, were
- MAY 1, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY IN KIDNAPPING AND KILLING CASE
an Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced to death a man and awarded life imprisonment to a co-defendant woman after finding them guilty of kidnapping a businessman for ransom and later killing him. M Sohail, 21, and Ms. Zainab, 21, were prosecuted for kidnapping
- APRIL 30, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TRIBAL ELDERS URGED TO HELP STOP EXECUTIONS IN MOHMAND AGENCY
fearing yet another public execution of an alleged outlaw, tribesmen in Machinai locality
- APRIL 29, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SC SEEKS AG’S EXPLANATION
a three member bench of the Pakistani Supreme Court directed the attorney general to report whether
- APRIL 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SARABJIT’S EXECUTION PROCEDURALLY DELAYED BY 14-21 DAYS
the execution of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan was procedurally delayed by 14 to 21 days, Dawn News reported.
- APRIL 28, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MILITANTS BEHEAD 'SPY' IN TRIBAL AREA
pro-Taliban militants in the Pakistan's tribal areas beheaded a 35 year old policeman in Peshawar, accusing