Does Pakistan have the death penalty?

Retained / in use

Retained in law and used.

Pakistan is one of 54 countries classified “Retained / in use” for the death penalty — 28% of the 196 with data. (Also searched as capital punishment.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Capital punishment by country
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Afghanistan
Retained / in use Retained in law and used.
Tajikistan
Not used in practice Retained in law, but not used for at least ten years.
Uzbekistan
Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
Kyrgyzstan
Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
Turkmenistan
Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
Nepal
Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.

Other laws in Pakistan

Gun Laws
Restrictive
School Corporal Punishment
Varies by region
Military Conscription
No conscription

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