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.
Latest news
MARCH 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. 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, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTYSaudi 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, 2005PakistanDEATH 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...
- JANUARY 25, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a convict charged with the murder of a fellow college student was hanged
a convict charged with the murder of a fellow college student was hanged
- JANUARY 12, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
officials disclosed that Mushtaq Ahmed, a Pakistani man sentenced to death
officials disclosed that Mushtaq Ahmed, a Pakistani man sentenced to death
- JANUARY 11, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Ayub Shah Bani Shah and Othman Ghani Mehrab Khan...
Ayub Shah Bani Shah and Othman Ghani Mehrab Khan...
- JANUARY 10, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded three foreign drug traffickers
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded three foreign drug traffickers in the holy city of Mecca
- JANUARY 10, 2005United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Ferzana K., a convicted Pakistani drug dealer had her death sentence commuted
Ferzana K., a convicted Pakistani drug dealer had her death sentence commuted
- JANUARY 6, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
two Pakistani men convicted of gang raping a 16-year-old girl were hanged
two Pakistani men convicted of gang raping a 16-year-old girl were hanged
- JANUARY 1, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi and a Pakistani were executed in Saudi Arabia
an Iraqi and a Pakistani were executed in Saudi Arabia
- DECEMBER 31, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an Additional District and Sessions court in Jhang, Pakistan, sentenced to death Abdul Karim
an Additional District and Sessions court in Jhang, Pakistan, sentenced to death Abdul Karim
- DECEMBER 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Mirpur District Criminal Court, Pakistan, gave an Indian national ten death sentences
the Mirpur District Criminal Court, Pakistan, gave an Indian national ten death sentences
- DECEMBER 25, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Special Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan sentence to death Ajrar Hassan
a Special Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan sentence to death Ajrar Hassan
- DECEMBER 24, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MUSHARRAF ATTACKER TO BE EXECUTED
a Pakistani soldier has been sentenced to death and another given a 10-year jail sentence for an attempt to kill President Pervez Musharraf last year.
- DECEMBER 24, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a District and Sessions court in Pakistan, sentenced to death convict Ali Hayat
a District and Sessions court in Pakistan, sentenced to death convict Ali Hayat
- DECEMBER 23, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
three Pakistanis convicted of gang-raping a housewife at gunpoint were hanged
three Pakistanis convicted of gang-raping a housewife at gunpoint were hanged
- DECEMBER 21, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national Khaled bin Yussef Asf was executed by the sword
Pakistani national Khaled bin Yussef Asf was executed by the sword
- DECEMBER 17, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed three Pakistanis
Saudi Arabia executed three Pakistanis
- DECEMBER 9, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
four Sunni Muslim militants were sentenced to death by a Pakistani anti terrorism court
four Sunni Muslim militants were sentenced to death by a Pakistani anti terrorism court
- DECEMBER 7, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
children as young as seven can be hanged
children as young as seven can be hanged