Shehbaz Sharif has served as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan from April 2022 to August 2023. The five-year term of the incumbent National Assembly of Pakistan had commenced under the then-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government led by Imran Khan on August 12, 2018. Shehbaz Sharif’s government had taken charge in April 2022, after Khan lost a no-confidence vote in the Parliament.
Previously, he served as the Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, three times: 1997–1999, 2008–2013, and 2013–2018. He is the current president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).
Born on September 23, 1951, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sharif received his education at the Forman Christian College in Lahore and the Government College University in Lahore.
In 1990, his elder brother, Nawaz Sharif, became Prime Minister of Pakistan and Shehbaz Sharif served as a close advisor to his brother and held various positions in the Punjab provincial government.
In 1997, when Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister for the second time, Shehbaz Sharif was appointed Chief Minister of Punjab. His tenure was marked by infrastructure development and economic growth. However, his government was also accused of corruption and mismanagement.
Pakistan has hiked petrol prices to a record PKR 458.40 and diesel to PKR 520.35 per litre, effective April 3, 2026. Fuel costs surge by over 40% amid the US-Israel-Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz closure.
Iran-US war: Pakistan, which maintains direct contact with both the US and Iran at a time when such channels are frozen for most other countries, would also benefit directly from an end to the war.
All schools in Pakistan will remain closed for two weeks starting March 16. Universities and other higher education institutions, meanwhile, have been instructed to immediately shift to online classes.
India is one of the dozen countries opting to participate as observers without joining the board. Others include Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Pakistan last month formally joined the Board of Peace during an event held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where President Donald Trump was present.
The White House released a list of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board of Peace on Friday as the country moved to the second phase of Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza. President Trump has already declared himself as the chair of the body.
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