The Pakistan Penal Code (Urdu: مجموعہ تعزیرات پاکستان; Majmū'ah-yi ta'zīrāt-i Pākistān), abbreviated as PPC, is a penal code for all offences charged in...
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The Pakistan Penal Code outlaws blasphemy (Urdu: قانون ناموس رسالت) against any recognized religion, with punishments ranging from a fine to the death...
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The Penal Code of Bangladesh, formally titled the Penal Code, 1860, is the general criminal law of the country. It is based on the Indian Penal Code, which...
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The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code of the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence. It remained in force...
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drugs. This Code draws its origin from the Indian Penal Code, after several amendments from different governments in Pakistan, the Code is now a mixture...
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In India, Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (before its repeal by introduction of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) dealt with Cheating and dishonestly inducing...
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under the age of 18) is banned by law and is criminalized under the Pakistan Penal Code. But, it is practiced in some parts of the country, with the highest...
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difficulties and persecution compared to non-LGBTQ persons. The Pakistani Penal Code of 1860, originally developed under the British Raj, criminalises...
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prohibited. Pakistan's penal code mandates the death penalty or life in prison for anyone defiling the name of Muhammad. This penal code mandates life...
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Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh (category Use Pakistani English from June 2022)
419 of the Pakistan Penal Code Three years rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of ₹200,000 under Sections 420 of the Pakistan Penal Code Seven years...
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Hudud Ordinances (category 1979 in Pakistan)
sixth president of Pakistan. It replaced parts of the British-era Pakistan Penal Code, adding new criminal offences of adultery and fornication, and new...
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The Islamic Penal Code of Iran is the codified national criminal law of Iran. The current Islamic Penal Code was enacted in 2012 and entered into force...
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The head of state of Pakistan from independence until Pakistan became a republic in 1956 was the Pakistani monarch. For the Governor-Generals who represented...
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seven years under section 82 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 (No XLV) Additionally, section 83 of the Pakistan Penal Code says that nothing is an offense...
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Samina Mumtaz Zehri (category Use Pakistani English from September 2024)
women’s voices in professional spaces. Zehri also introduced the “Pakistan Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2024,” aimed at explicitly criminalising necrophilia...
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Blood money in Islam (section Pakistan)
become the responsibility of the victim's heirs and guardians. The Pakistan Penal Code modernized the Hanafi doctrine of qisas and diya by eliminating distinctions...
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Penal code of 1860. Pakistan gained independence in 1947 and adapted the same laws regarding LGBT under the Pakistan Penal Code. The Pakistan Penal Code...
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Kidnapping (section Pakistan)
70 years. In Pakistan, there are two kinds of kidnapping: Kidnapping from Pakistan and kidnapping from lawful guardianship. Penal Code 360 states that...
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relationship. Pakistani law is greatly influenced by the Penal Code drawn up by the British in 1892. This remains a major element of the current Pakistani law....
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crime under the original Pakistan Penal Code, but in 1977, the drinking and selling of wine by Muslims was banned in Pakistan, punishable by imprisonment...
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the Parsis put their number at 2,831. Pakistan's Blasphemy law stems from section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code (6 October 1860) XLV of 1860. It states...
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killings traces it roots in Pakistani penal code to the British Colonial law. Pakistan's legal code is based on the 1860 code imported by Britain, which...
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Terrorism Court of Pakistan Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan Jirga Punjab Bar Council Pakistan penal code Blasphemy law in Pakistan Copyright protection...
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Bangladeshi Penal Code is almost identical to the Pakistan Penal Code, which in turn is derived from the same Section 375 in the Indian Penal Code. It states...
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The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ, is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being...
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Rajab Butt (category Use Pakistani English from July 2025)
"295". The number "295" also refers to the blasphemy law in the Pakistan Penal Code. In the video, Butt proudly proclaimed that Moose Wala had been charged...
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The prime minister of Pakistan is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister-led and...
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Acid attack (section Pakistan)
attack problem". BBC News. Retrieved 14 June 2008. "Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860)". www.pakistani.org. Retrieved 3 December 2018. "Acid attack punishments...
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Application of Sharia by country (redirect from Sharia in Pakistan)
law in 1997. Most offences in Pakistani law fall under tazir and siyasah. The Pakistan Penal Code is regarded as a code of tazir offences although it...
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