Capital punishment in Pakistan
| Death Penalty in Pakistan | |
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| Ministry of Law and Justice (Pakistan) | |
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| Citation |
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| Territorial extent | All Over Pakistan |
| Enacted by | Government of Pakistan |
| Commenced | In effect since independence (1947) |
| Administered by | Ministry of Law and Justice (Pakistan) |
| Related legislation | |
| Pakistan Penal Code, Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, Pakistan Army Act, 1952, Qisas and Diyat Ordinance 1990, Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, 2021 | |
| Summary | |
| The death penalty in Pakistan applies to various crimes, including murder, terrorism, blasphemy, Rape and drug trafficking. | |
| Keywords | |
| Capital punishment, criminal law, death sentence, Pakistan Penal Code, terrorism, blasphemy, narcotics, Rape | |
| Status: In force | |
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Pakistan. Although there have been numerous amendments to the Constitution, there is yet to be a provision prohibiting the death penalty as a punitive remedy.
A moratorium on executions was imposed in 2008. No executions occurred from 2009 to 2011, with 1 in 2012 and 0 in 2013. The moratorium was lifted fully after the massacre of 132 students and 9 members of staff of the Army Public School and Degree College in Peshawar, and routine executions resumed. Pakistan carried out 7 executions in 2014, 326 in 2015, 87 in 2016, 65 in 2017, and 14 in 2018. Hanging is the only legal method of execution.