Courts of Pakistan
Pakistan's courts form a hierarchy: the Federal Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court at the top, then the Federal Shariat Court and five High Courts, then district and subordinate courts in each province, plus special courts and tribunals.
How are Pakistan's courts arranged?
Select any court to see what it hears, where appeals go and the courts under it.
Apex courts
Shariat court
High Courts
District and Sessions Courts
- District & Sessions Courts (Punjab)ڈسٹرکٹ اینڈ سیشن کورٹس (پنجاب)
- District & Sessions Courts (Sindh)ڈسٹرکٹ اینڈ سیشن کورٹس (سندھ)
- District & Sessions Courts (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)ڈسٹرکٹ اینڈ سیشن کورٹس (خیبر پختونخوا)
- District & Sessions Courts (Balochistan)ڈسٹرکٹ اینڈ سیشن کورٹس (بلوچستان)
- District & Sessions Courts (Islamabad)ڈسٹرکٹ اینڈ سیشن کورٹس (اسلام آباد)
Civil and Magistrate Courts
- Civil Courts (Punjab)سول عدالتیں (پنجاب)
- Magistrate Courts (Punjab)مجسٹریٹ عدالتیں (پنجاب)
- Civil Courts (Sindh)سول عدالتیں (سندھ)
- Magistrate Courts (Sindh)مجسٹریٹ عدالتیں (سندھ)
- Civil Courts (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)سول عدالتیں (خیبر پختونخوا)
- Magistrate Courts (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)مجسٹریٹ عدالتیں (خیبر پختونخوا)
- Civil Courts (Balochistan)سول عدالتیں (بلوچستان)
- Magistrate Courts (Balochistan)مجسٹریٹ عدالتیں (بلوچستان)
- Civil Courts (Islamabad)سول عدالتیں (اسلام آباد)
- Magistrate Courts (Islamabad)مجسٹریٹ عدالتیں (اسلام آباد)
Special courts and tribunals
What about Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir?
Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir have their own court systems, which are not shown in the tree. Their courts' websites are linked here.