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
- JUNE 14, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PAKISTANI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an Indonesian court sentenced Zulfikar Ali, a Pakistani national, to death for drug trafficking. Judges at a district court in Tangerang, southwest of Jakarta, ruled that Ali was guilty of trafficking 300 grams (10.5 ounces) of heroin.
- JUNE 12, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. A YEMENI NATIONAL AND TWO PAKISTANIS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the state security court in Sanaa, Yemen, sentenced two Pakistanis and a Yemeni to death after convicting them of drug trafficking.
- JUNE 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Iqbal was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
Muhammad Iqbal was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- JUNE 4, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MILITANT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTACKS ON SHIAS
a Pakistani court sentenced Islamic militant Gul Hasan to death for masterminding two suicide attacks on minority Shias that killed at least 45 people.
- JUNE 1, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER
Sialkot Additional District & Sessions Judge Khalid Arshad sentenced Akhtar Ali to death on two counts with a with a fine of Rs. 100,000 and sentenced to death with a fine of Rs. 50,000 each Babar Ali, Abdul Razzaq and Muhammad Ramzan alias Hakeem.
- MAY 26, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MURDER CONVICT EXECUTED IN KOTLAKHPAT JAIL
Tajamal Abbas, 24, resident of Sheikhupura, Pakistan, was executed for murder at Kotlakhpat Jail at 4:30am in the presence of the victim’s father and uncle.
- MAY 24, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TRIBAL COUNCIL ORDERS EXECUTION OF TWO MEN
two men accused of murdering a taxi driver were executed by a firing squad on the orders of a tribal council in rural Pakistan, witnesses said, highlighting the rule of deep-rooted tribal customs.
- MAY 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Muhammad Ejaz was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
a man named Muhammad Ejaz was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- MAY 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, convicted four kidnappers and sentenced them to death.
an Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, convicted four kidnappers and sentenced them to death.
- MAY 13, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. LAWYER AND HIS ACCOMPLICE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a district court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentenced to death a lawyer and his accomplice for abducting and clubbing to death a resident of Gulberg.
- MAY 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
it was reported that Muhammad Hussain, alias Hussaini, was to be hanged in the district jail in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on May 10.
- MAY 8, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed Salim Abdul-Rahman, a Pakistani national.
- APRIL 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
District & Session Judge Sahiwal Dr. Riaz Akhtar sentenced Imran Babar to death for murder and kidnapping.
- APRIL 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 13, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Rafiq, 27, was hanged in new Central Jail in Multan, Pakistan, for the murder of an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the police force.
Muhammad Rafiq, 27, was hanged in new Central Jail in Multan, Pakistan, for the murder of an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the police force.
- MARCH 18, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR GANG-RAPE SUSPECTS REARRESTED
Pakistani authorities acting on the orders of the president and prime minister rearrested four men involved in a high-profile gang-rape case after an appeal by the alleged victim, Mukhtiar Mai.
- MARCH 17, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. GANG-RAPE VICTIM APPEALS TO MUSHARRAF FOR JUSTICE
Mukhtiar Mai, a Pakistani gang-rape victim, appealed to President Pervez Musharraf on to order the re-arrest of four of her alleged attackers, who had been freed from jail despite a court decision to reconsider their acquittal.
- MARCH 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TOP ISLAMIC COURT THROWS OUT GANGRAPE ACQUITTAL
Pakistan's top Islamic court, the Federal Shariat Court based in Islamabad, threw out the acquittal of five people convicted of raping a woman on the orders of a tribal village jury.
- MARCH 4, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. RIGHTS GROUPS SLAM GANG RAPE VERDICT
Pakistani human rights groups criticised the government and police after a court overturned the convictions of five men sentenced to death in a high-profile gang-rape case.
- MARCH 2, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani man
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani man
- FEBRUARY 14, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a drug smuggler
Saudi Arabia executed a drug smuggler
- FEBRUARY 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that an Anti Terrorism Court sentenced to death...
it was reported that an Anti Terrorism Court sentenced to death...
- FEBRUARY 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an anti-terrorism court in Multan, Pakistan, headed by Zahoor-ul-Haq Rana, issued two death sentences
an anti-terrorism court in Multan, Pakistan, headed by Zahoor-ul-Haq Rana, issued two death sentences
- FEBRUARY 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Amjad Javed, convicted of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl named Kiran Shahzadi in 2000, was executed
Amjad Javed, convicted of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl named Kiran Shahzadi in 2000, was executed
- FEBRUARY 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Sohbat Khan was hanged in Pakistan for murderng two women.
a man named Sohbat Khan was hanged in Pakistan for murderng two women.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Pakistanis who swallowed drugs to smuggle them into Saudi Arabia were executed
Two Pakistanis who swallowed drugs to smuggle them into Saudi Arabia were executed in Mecca
- FEBRUARY 2, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Fazalur Rehman, alias Pashey Khan, was executed in Kot Lakhpat Jail, Pakistan, for murder
Fazalur Rehman, alias Pashey Khan, was executed in Kot Lakhpat Jail, Pakistan, for murder
- JANUARY 31, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Pakistanis were beheaded on in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Two Pakistanis were beheaded on in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of drug trafficking
- JANUARY 26, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that following rejection of their mercy appeal...
it was reported that following rejection of their mercy appeal...