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Law of Pakistan

Mixed and Hybrid Legal Systems

Pakistani law is the law and legal system of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It is built on the legal system Britain established in colonial India, and traces ultimately to the common law of England and Wales.

Facts
Partially Attested
Origin Year
1947 2
1947 is the year the Dominion of Pakistan was established and inherited the laws of British India; the source gives no formal origin year for Pakistani law itself, which rests on older British Indian law.
Example Jurisdictions
Pakistan 2
Primary Source of Law
Legal system of British India, ultimately the common law of England and Wales 2
Classification
Legal Family
Common Law 1
Law of Pakistan
Connections

In Legal Family

Common Law, Legal Systems

Entity-backed identity for the legal family value this legal-system already carries as an enum fact, resolved to a legal-system entity by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.

In Legal System

Mixed Systems, Legal Systems

Family classification carried over from this entity's own recorded SubLabel (Mixed and Hybrid Legal Systems), assigned under the section-legal-systems structure wave (ruling 761) using the CIA World Factbook / JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification (system.Atlas.DataBrief, law). This edge materializes that existing classification as a connective fact; it is not a new independent research finding.

Includes

A. R. Cornelius, Jurists
Source Alvin Robert Cornelius (Wikipedia)
Abdul Hameed Dogar, Jurists
Source Abdul Hameed Dogar (Wikipedia)
Ajmal Mian, Jurists
Source Ajmal Mian (Wikipedia)
Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Jurists
Source Anwar Zaheer Jamali (Wikipedia)
Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Jurists
Source Asif Saeed Khosa (Wikipedia)
Bashir Jehangiri, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Bashir Jehangiri
Dorab Patel, Jurists
Source Dorab Patel (Wikipedia)
Fazal Akbar, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Fazal Akbar
Gulzar Ahmed, Jurists
Source Gulzar Ahmed (Wikipedia)
Hamoodur Rahman, Jurists
Source Hamoodur Rahman (Wikipedia)
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Irshad Hasan Khan, Jurists
Source Irshad Hasan Khan (Wikipedia)
Jawwad S. Khawaja, Jurists
Source Jawwad S. Khawaja (Wikipedia)
Majida Rizvi, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Majida Rizvi
Mian Abdul Rashid, Jurists
Source Mian Abdul Rashid (Wikipedia)
Mian Saqib Nisar, Jurists
Source Saqib Nisar (Wikipedia)
Mohammad Haleem, Jurists
Source Mohammad Haleem (Wikipedia)
Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Muhammad Afzal Zullah
Muhammad Munir, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Muhammad Munir
Muhammad Shahabuddin, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Muhammad Shahabuddin
Muhammad Yaqub Ali, Jurists
Source Muhammad Yaqub Ali (Wikipedia)
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, Jurists
Source Zafrulla Khan (Wikipedia)
Musarrat Hilali, Jurists
Source Musarrat Hilali (Wikipedia)
Nasim Hasan Shah, Jurists
Source Nasim Hasan Shah (Wikipedia)
Nasir-ul-Mulk, Jurists
Source Nasirul Mulk (Wikipedia)
Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, Jurists
Source Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (Wikipedia)
Pakistan Penal Code, Codes
Qazi Faez Isa, Jurists
Source Qazi Faez Isa (Wikipedia)
Rana Bhagwandas, Jurists
Source Rana Bhagwandas (Wikipedia)
S. A. Rahman, Jurists
Source S. A. Rahman (Wikipedia)
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, Jurists
Source Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (Wikipedia)
Sheikh Anwarul Haq, Jurists
Source Sheikh Anwarul Haq (Wikipedia)
Sheikh Riaz Ahmad, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Sheikh Riaz Ahmad
Suman Pawan Bodani, Jurists
Source Suman Pawan Bodani (Wikipedia)
Supreme Court of Pakistan, Courts
Syed Sajjad Ali Shah, Jurists
Source Syed Sajjad Ali Shah (Wikipedia)
Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Jurists
Source Tassaduq Hussain Jillani (Wikipedia)
Umar Ata Bandial, Jurists
Source Umar Ata Bandial (Wikipedia)
Yahya Afridi, Jurists
Source Yahya Afridi (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Law of Pakistan
Pakistani law is based upon the legal system of British India; thus ultimately on the common law of England and WalesView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Law of Pakistan
  • Introduction, second sentence
    Pakistani law is based upon the legal system of British India; thus ultimately on the common law of England and Wales.
  • History, first sentence
    Following the establishment of the Dominion of Pakistan in 1947, the laws of the erstwhile British Raj remained in force.
  • Introduction, jurisdictions using it
    The law of Pakistan is the law and legal system existing in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Wikidata: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Includes: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: اِفتِخار مُحَمّد چودهرى; born 12 December 1948) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan over three non-consecutive terms from 29...View the Source
List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: Common Law and Sharia Law Hybrid Systems, Common law and sharia law table: Pakistan rowView the Source
Musarrat Hilali (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Musarrat Hilali, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Musarrat Hilali, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a retired Pakistani judge who has become the second female
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Suman Pawan Bodani (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Suman Pawan Bodani, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Suman Pawan Bodani, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani judge
View the Source
Zafrulla Khan (Wikipedia)
Includes: Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani independence activist
View the Source
Alvin Robert Cornelius (Wikipedia)
Includes: A. R. Cornelius, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: A. R. Cornelius, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani jurist
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Dorab Patel (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Dorab Patel, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Dorab Patel, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani jurist and lawmaker of Parsi descent wh
View the Source
Nasim Hasan Shah (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Nasim Hasan Shah, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Nasim Hasan Shah, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani jurist and served as Chief Justice of P
View the Source
Hamoodur Rahman (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Hamoodur Rahman, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Hamoodur Rahman, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani Bengali jurist and an academic who serv
View the Source
Sheikh Anwarul Haq (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Sheikh Anwarul Haq, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Sheikh Anwarul Haq, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani jurist and an academic who served as th
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Ajmal Mian (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Ajmal Mian, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Ajmal Mian, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani jurist who served as the Chief Justice
View the Source
Irshad Hasan Khan (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Irshad Hasan Khan, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Irshad Hasan Khan, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist who served as Chief Justice of P
View the Source
Tassaduq Hussain Jillani (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani judge who served as the
View the Source
Saqib Nisar (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Mian Saqib Nisar, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Mian Saqib Nisar, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist who served as the
View the Source
Asif Saeed Khosa (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist who served as the
View the Source
Gulzar Ahmed (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Gulzar Ahmed, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Gulzar Ahmed, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist who served as the
View the Source
Qazi Faez Isa (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Qazi Faez Isa, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Qazi Faez Isa, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist who served as the
View the Source
Muhammad Yaqub Ali (Wikipedia)
Includes: Muhammad Yaqub Ali, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Muhammad Yaqub Ali, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani judge who was Chief Justice of Pakistan
View the Source
Mohammad Haleem (Wikipedia)
Includes: Mohammad Haleem, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Mohammad Haleem, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani jurist who served as the
View the Source
Syed Sajjad Ali Shah (Wikipedia)
Includes: Syed Sajjad Ali Shah, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Syed Sajjad Ali Shah, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani judge who served as the
View the Source
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (Wikipedia)
Includes: Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani jurist and legislator of great prominen
View the Source
Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (Wikipedia)
Includes: Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani jurist who served as Chief Justice of t
View the Source
Jawwad S. Khawaja (Wikipedia)
Includes: Jawwad S. Khawaja, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Jawwad S. Khawaja, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist
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Rana Bhagwandas (Wikipedia)
Includes: Rana Bhagwandas, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Rana Bhagwandas, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Pakistani jurist who served as a judge and acting
View the Source
Abdul Hameed Dogar (Wikipedia)
Includes: Abdul Hameed Dogar, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Abdul Hameed Dogar, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist who served as the former Justice
View the Source
Anwar Zaheer Jamali (Wikipedia)
Includes: Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist who served as the
View the Source
Umar Ata Bandial (Wikipedia)
Includes: Umar Ata Bandial, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Umar Ata Bandial, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist who served as the
View the Source
Yahya Afridi (Wikipedia)
Includes: Yahya Afridi, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Yahya Afridi, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Pakistani jurist and currently serving as the chi
View the Source
Wikidata: Majida Rizvi
Includes: Majida Rizvi, Wikipedia category: Pakistani women judgesView the Source
Wikidata: Muhammad Munir
Includes: Muhammad Munir, Wikipedia category: Pakistani law biography stubsView the Source
Wikidata: Muhammad Shahabuddin
Includes: Muhammad Shahabuddin, Wikipedia category: Pakistani law biography stubsView the Source
Wikidata: Fazal Akbar
Includes: Fazal Akbar, Wikipedia category: Pakistani law biography stubsView the Source
Wikidata: Muhammad Afzal Zullah
Includes: Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Wikipedia category: Pakistani law biography stubsView the Source
Wikidata: Bashir Jehangiri
Includes: Bashir Jehangiri, Wikipedia category: Pakistani law biography stubsView the Source
Wikidata: Sheikh Riaz Ahmad
Includes: Sheikh Riaz Ahmad, Wikipedia category: Pakistani law biography stubsView the Source
Mian Abdul Rashid (Wikipedia)
Includes: Mian Abdul Rashid, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Mian Abdul Rashid, Introduction
Sir Mian Abdul Rashid, KCSI, H.Pk (Urdu: سر میاں عبد الرشيد; 29 June 1889-6 November 1981) was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan, legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, and a jurist.
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S. A. Rahman (Wikipedia)
Includes: S. A. Rahman, Introduction
Quote, Includes: S. A. Rahman, Introduction
Sheikh Abdur Rehman (Urdu, شیخ عبد الرحمان) (4 June 1903-11 February 1979) was the 5th Chief Justice of Pakistan.
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Nasirul Mulk (Wikipedia)
Includes: Nasir-ul-Mulk, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Nasir-ul-Mulk, Introduction
Nasirul Mulk (Urdu: ناصر الملک; Pashto: ناصر الملک; born 17 August 1950) is a Pakistani jurist and politician who served as the seventh caretaker prime minister of Pakistan in 2018, and previously also served as the 22nd chief justice of Pakistan from 2014 to 2015.
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