Nawaz Sharif has served as Prime Minister of Pakistan on three non-consecutive occasions: 1990–1993, 1997–1999, and 2013–2017. He is the founder and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) political party.
Born on December 25, 1949, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sharif comes from a wealthy family. He received his education at the Forman Christian College in Lahore and the Government College University in Lahore. After completing his studies, Sharif went into business and became a successful industrialist.
Sharif entered politics in the 1970s. He joined the Muslim League and quickly rose through the ranks of the party. In 1990, he was elected Prime Minister for the first time.
Sharif's first term as Prime Minister was marked by economic growth and development. However, his government was also accused of corruption and mismanagement. In 1993, President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed Sharif from office on charges of corruption. He was re-elected Prime Minister in 1997. His second term was marked by tensions with the military, culminating in a military coup in 1999 led by General Pervez Musharraf. Sharif was exiled to Saudi Arabia.
Sharif spent eight years in exile in Saudi Arabia. He returned to Pakistan in 2007 and was welcomed by large crowds of supporters. However, he was soon arrested and charged with corruption.
He was released from prison in 2009 and went on to win the 2013 general elections. His third term was also plagued by corruption scandals and allegations of human rights abuses.
In 2016, Sharif was named in the Panama Papers, a massive leak of confidential financial documents. The documents revealed that Sharif's family had offshore accounts worth millions of dollars. Sharif denied any wrongdoing, but he was disqualified from office by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2017.
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Chakhan-Da-Bagh (Poonch), Jan 13 (ANI): Pakistani nationals condemned the recent Pathankot terror attack saying the attack was abhorrent. They are of the view Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would be taking steps to control terrorism and bring justice to the Pathankot martyrs. They said that they wanted the two nations to live in peace and harmony. The residents also believe that Nawaz Sharif’s course of action regarding the Pathankot terror attack would help in improving the relations between the two nations.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): Reacting to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's decision to set up a joint investigation team to investigate the links of the Pathankot air base attackers with Pakistan, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has put the onus on the Indian Government to take the next step. Aiyar said if this is true then it is the first step but it is not the last step because we have been through this before. He added that a special court had also been set up at the time of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Srikant Sharma lauded Islamabad's initiative, saying the entire nation is upset over the Pathankot attack.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): Pakistan writer and politician Farahnaz Ispahani on Monday appreciated Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for setting up a commission to conduct a joint probe on Pathankot attack and also called it a good move. She also said that terrorism is not good for either of the countries and so strict actions must be taken against it.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said that talks with Pakistan should not be stopped as peace cannot be achieved without dialogue.The former Punjab chief minister also said that India cannot afford to lose its soldiers every day.
New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday said Pakistan’s reaction is not very much different, adding that earlier Pakistan’s former prime minister Yusuf Gilani did the same thing after 26/11 attack and spoke to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, and now Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is also doing the same, after the Pathankot attack. He added that India has given them lot of evidences but Pakistan’s court is not treating those evidences with respect.
New Delhi, Jan 06 (ANI): The former union home secretary and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP RK Singh on Wednesday said that if Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would have kept a control on his country then Pathankot terror attack would not have taken place. He also said that Sharif is not in a condition to take any action against the culprits, and it also shows that he did not take Pakistan army in his confidence. He further stated that Pathankot terror attack and Mazar-i-sharif attack is coordinated with each other.
New Delhi, Jan 06 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday said that Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accounts for nothing in Pakistan and that the real ruler of the country is General Raheel Sharif. He stated that both General Sharif and his Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) are equally complicit in the Pathankot attack. Tewari also raised questions on the surprised Lahore visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and stressed that foreign secretary level talks should be immediately called off.
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India A secure their spot in the final of the tri-series in Dambulla with a 101-run win over Afghanistan A. Priyansh Arya, Tilak Varma, and Kumar Kushagra all scored half-centuries, while Nishant Sindhu took four wickets to lead the bowling attack.
