Shehbaz Sharif congratulates Donald Trump on X, triggers row for using a platform whose access was banned in Pakistan by his govt

Nov 09, 2024, at 08:36 pm

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated US President Donald Trump on his election but triggered a row since X issued a community note against the post.

Pakistan PM wants deepening cooperation with Bangladesh, wishes Muhammad Yunus on X after he takes charge of interim government

Aug 09, 2024, at 09:59 pm

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has greeted Muhammad Yunus after he took charge of the interim government in Bangladesh following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina and expressed his hope of deepening cooperation between the two countries.

Strong economy cannot be imagined in an unstable state torn by terrorism: Shehbaz Sharif

Jun 23, 2024, at 12:25 am

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said prevalence of terrorism in his nation was a complicated matter and everyone needs to play their role to end the menace.

PM Shehbaz Sharif invites Chinese firm to invest in Pakistani mining sector

May 24, 2024, at 11:18 pm

Inviting more investments from Beijing, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has asked   Chinese firm MCC Tongsin Resources to invest in the mining sector of the country.

Pakistan government set to declare education emergency

Apr 29, 2024, at 11:11 pm

The Pakistani government is likely to declare an emergency with the aim of bringing back out-of-school children into the education system and preventing further disparity in educational opportunities.

Narendra Modi wishes Pakistan's new PM Shehbaz Sharif

Mar 05, 2024, at 03:37 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated newly elected Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif.

Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pakistan PM for second time

Mar 04, 2024, at 09:58 pm

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took oath as the Prime Minister of the financially struggling nation, ending a political crisis that was created after the national polls after none of the contesting outfits secured the majority votes needed to form the government.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman calls incumbent parliament a 'product of rigging'

Mar 04, 2024, at 03:10 am

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said the people of Pakistan could not recognise the incumbent parliament of the country as it is a product of ‘rigging’.

Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan PM for second time, says country is facing alarming debt crisis

Mar 03, 2024, at 08:49 pm

Pakistan's National Assembly on Sunday (March 3, 2024) elected Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz's Shehbaz Sharif as the 24th elected prime minister of the country, ending the political deadlock in the nation which was created after none of the political outfits won a majority after national polls last month.

Pakistan's Parliament to elect new PM today, Shehbaz Sharif leads race

Mar 03, 2024, at 02:25 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Members of the Pakistani National Assembly, the parliament's lower house, are expected to elect a new prime minister of the country on Sunday.

Shehbaz Sharif emphasizes on political unity to ensure economic stability of Pakistan

Feb 26, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Shehbaz Sharif, who is a joint candidate for the PML-N-led coalition, has emphasized the need for political unity to ensure the economic stability of the country.

Imran Khan wants PTI to engage with all political parties except PML-N, PPP and MQM-P as Pakistan's continues to struggle forming next government

Feb 13, 2024, at 11:19 pm

Pakistani leader Barrister Ali Zafar has said PTI founder and former PM Imran Khan has insisted that his party was ready to engage with all political parties apart from the PML-N, PPP and MQM-P as the political outfits across the country continue to struggle to form the next government.

Pakistan dissolves National Assembly amid political and financial crisis

Aug 10, 2023, at 09:51 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan dissolved has dissolved its parliament on the recommendations of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, paving the way for general elections, media reports said.

Pakistan PM,COAS join hands to deal with food security, other issues

Jul 10, 2023, at 11:49 pm

Pakistan's military and civil leaders on Friday joined hands to tackle issues like  food insecurity, malnutrition, and soaring import costs.

Four killed in a bomb blast in Balochistan's Barkhan: Police

Feb 26, 2023, at 06:48 pm

Islamabad/UNI: At least four people were killed while 12 others were injured when a motorcycle laden with explosives blew up in the Barkhan district of Balochistan, the police said on Sunday.

Pakistan PM directs to cut number of foreign missions

Feb 24, 2023, at 05:38 am

Islamabad/IBNS: With an aim to cut down expenditures by 15 percent, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday issued instructions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to cut the number of foreign missions and reduce their offices, staff, and other measures.

Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif's Turkey visit postponed amid earthquake tragedy

Feb 10, 2023, at 11:15 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's recent visit to Turkey has been postponed due to the recent earthquake calamity which hit the country this week, leaving hundreds of people dead.

Shameful for a nuclear power nation to beg for funds: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

Jan 16, 2023, at 05:57 am

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has said it was a matter of shame that his nation needed to beg amid a falling economic state despite being a nuclear powered nation.

Pakistan: Islamabad mall sealed after brawl between PM Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan's party leader

Dec 10, 2022, at 05:01 am

Islamabad: An upscale shopping and residential tower in the heart of Islamabad city was sealed off on Tuesday after an altercation between Shehbaz Sharif and Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, the prime minister of Kashmir and a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) stalwart who owns the upscale business centre, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif tests COVID-19 positive

Nov 15, 2022, at 10:12 pm

Islamabad: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday said Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has tested COVID-19 positive.

'I was hit by four bullets': Wheelchair-bound Imran Khan with leg in cast makes first video address since attack

Nov 05, 2022, at 04:41 am

Lahore/IBNS: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said he was hit by four bullets in an assassination attempt by those "using the script of religious extremism" in the country's Punjab's Wazirabad town.  

Shehbaz Sharif says even friendly countries are ‘fatigued’ by Pakistan's aid seeking

Sep 17, 2022, at 05:12 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently highlighted the poor economic state of the nation when he said friendly countries had started looking at Pakistan as a country that was always asking for money.

Pakistan Flood: Balochistan minister rejects Rs10bn aid announced by PM Sharif

Sep 05, 2022, at 04:01 am

Balochistan Agriculture Minister Mir Asadullah Baloch on Friday negated the Rs10 billion grant announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the rehabilitation of those hit by flood in the region.

Back off or we march on Islamabad: Imran Khan warns Sharif-led govt

Sep 05, 2022, at 03:44 am

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has warned the  Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government that he would march to Islamabad if it “continued to torture” his party’s leaders and workers.

Pakistan: Special court to indict PM Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza on Sept 7 in money laundering case

Jul 30, 2022, at 07:10 pm

Islamabad: A special court in Lahore on Saturday fixed September 7 when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shahbaz, and others, will be indicted for their alleged involvement in a money laundering case to the tune of Rs16 billion in the sugar scam case, Geo News reported on Saturday.

Pakistan: Imran Khan warns Punjab police, bureaucrats not to follow ‘illegal’ govt orders

Jul 02, 2022, at 05:27 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan attempted to create a stir in the nation once again when he asked the Punjab police and bureaucrats not to follow “illegal orders” of the provincial government during the upcoming local government elections.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz slaps 'super tax' on large-scale industries

Jun 25, 2022, at 12:08 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said the government will levy a 10 per cent 'super tax' on large-scale industries in a bid to save the nation from going bankrupt and tackle the ongoing economic crisis.

Cutting Chai: Pakistani Minister asks people to reduce tea consumption

Jun 15, 2022, at 03:24 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani minister has urged people to cut down their habit of consuming tea as the nation is battling a ballooning import bill draining forex reserves.

Shehbaz Sharif episode: Pakistani jailed in Saudi for sloganeering at Masjid-e-Nabwi

Jun 11, 2022, at 11:43 pm

Riyadh: A Saudi court has sentenced a Pakistani national to three years in prison as he chanted slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his entourage in Madina.

Pakistan: Allies show ‘full confidence’ in PM Shehbaz

Jun 10, 2022, at 05:02 pm

Islamabad/UNI: The ruling coalition in Pakistan has expressed full confidence in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a day before the announcement of the new government's first budget, Dawn reported.