Articles for Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan PM permits authorities to file case against Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi over PTI protests
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistan PM permits authorities to file case against Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi over PTI protests

Firstpost  

After days of chaos, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif permitted authorities to register a case against ex-PM Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur after supporters of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf stormed into the country’s capital, Islamabad Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif allowed the country’s law enforcement agencies to pursue a case against ex-PM Imran Khan’s …

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Imran Khan’s ‘final call’ peters out as Shehbaz, Munir join hands
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Imran Khan’s ‘final call’ peters out as Shehbaz, Munir join hands

Firstpost  

Shehbaz Sharif and Gen Asim Munir handled Imran Khan’s challenge with skill and flexibility. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf supremo Imran Khan from his jail cell, where he has remained since August last year, gave a ‘final call’ around two weeks ago to his supporters to march to Islamabad, occupy its famous D-Chowk and sit in dharna, till his party’s demands were met …

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7 killed in Pakistan in pro-Imran Khan protests, Army given shoot-at-sight order in Islamabad
3 weeks, 6 days ago

7 killed in Pakistan in pro-Imran Khan protests, Army given shoot-at-sight order in Islamabad

Firstpost  

The army in Pakistan has been ordered to ‘shoot at sight’ after clashes with former PM Imran Khan’s party supporters killed four soldiers and a protester on Monday Supporters of jailed former PM Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, throw stone as police fire tear gas shell to disperse them during clashes, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, November 26, 2024. The violence …

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates Donald Trump on X, gets schooled for ‘hypocrisy’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates Donald Trump on X, gets schooled for ‘hypocrisy’

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif is getting trolled for his X post congratulating Donald Trump after the Republican nominee won the US presidential elections. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has banned X in Pakistan. Pak PM trolled on X Soon, X users called out Shehbaz Sharif, accusing the Pakistan PM and his government of “hypocrisy” after having banned the platform and …

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Pakistan PM congratulates Donald Trump on banned X, netizens roast ‘This joker using VPN…’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan PM congratulates Donald Trump on banned X, netizens roast ‘This joker using VPN…’

Live Mint  

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has become the subject of online ridicule after it was alleged that he accessed X via a VPN to congratulate Donald Trump on his US presidential Elections victory, despite the platform being banned in Pakistan. PM Sharif's Congratulatory Message to Donald Trump On November 6, Shehbaz Sharif posted a message on X congratulating US President-elect …

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Shehbaz Sharif summoned to Chinese embassy after another attack on China's citizens
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shehbaz Sharif summoned to Chinese embassy after another attack on China's citizens

Op India  

In a second instance this year, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ‘visited’ the Chinese embassy on Wednesday to condemn the fire incident in Karachi wherein two Chinese nationals were injured. China demands ‘better’ security, miffed over Pakistan’s failure to prevent attacks Last month, Pakistan stated in a joint statement with China that it had committed to boost security for Chinese …

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Bhavika Mangalanandan: Indian diplomat who schooled Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at UNGA
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhavika Mangalanandan: Indian diplomat who schooled Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at UNGA

Hindustan Times  

Indian diplomat Bhavika Mangalanandan on Friday hit out at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over his statements on Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly. Bhavika Mangalanandan Bhavika Mangalanandan also gave out a warning to Pakistan, saying that the neighbouring country should realise that cross-border terrorism against India will “inevitably invite consequences”. Describing Shehbaz Sharif's remarks over Kashmir as “unacceptable”, …

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Pakistan: Major relief to Shehbaz Sharif, Supreme Court reinstates changes in anti-corruption laws
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: Major relief to Shehbaz Sharif, Supreme Court reinstates changes in anti-corruption laws

India TV News  

Islamabad: In a major relief to former PM Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's Supreme Court in a unanimous decision on Friday reinstated the changes in the country's anti-corruption laws that had benefited several leading politicians, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo. The step was criticised by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as it led to the withdrawal of corruption cases against leading politicians …

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'No room for weakness': Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif urges 'resolute decision' after Balochistan violence
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'No room for weakness': Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif urges 'resolute decision' after Balochistan violence

India TV News  

Islamabad: A day after a series of militant attacks in Pakistan's conflict-torn Balochistan province left over 70 dead, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the need to proceed with a "resolute decision", saying there was "no room for any weakness". 'No discussions with terrorists' Speaking about the government’s approach towards terrorism in Balochistan, the Pakistani Prime Minister said talks cannot …

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Why Pakistan's IMF bailout won't be its 'last' as PM Sharif says
5 months ago

Why Pakistan's IMF bailout won't be its 'last' as PM Sharif says

Firstpost  

The IMF last week agreed to loan Pakistan $7 billion to bail out its faltering economy. Pakistan’s economic realities may prove Sharif wrong in not too distant future The International Monetary Fund has once again agreed to extend a substantial $7 billion loan to Pakistan to stabilise its teetering economy. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told his ministers that this …

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SCO Summit: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's schooling on terrorism backfires after India's Jaishankar steps in
5 months, 2 weeks ago

SCO Summit: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's schooling on terrorism backfires after India's Jaishankar steps in

India TV News  

Astana: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday raised the issue of terrorism as a major concern for member states at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and called for “meaningful” engagement with the Afghan Taliban government. Sharif also said the Afghan Taliban must also “take concrete measures” to ensure its soil is not used for terrorism against any other state. Shehbaz …

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates PM Narendra Modi for his historic third term
6 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates PM Narendra Modi for his historic third term

India TV News  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Monday, congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for reelecting as Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term. Earlier last week, when a reporter asked why Pakistan did not extend greetings to PM Modi, its Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, "Since the new government hasn’t officially been sworn in, it is …

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PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony: Excluding Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif from the frame
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony: Excluding Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif from the frame

India TV News  

In 2014, when the Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India, the grand event was witnessed by the leaders of neighbouring nations, including the then-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif. However, they also haven't deteriorated to the extent witnessed in May 2019, when a series of events earlier that year led to the exclusion …

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, President Xi Jinping agree to upgrade CPEC
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, President Xi Jinping agree to upgrade CPEC

The Hindu  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese President Xi Jinping in their meeting have affirmed consensus on the upgradation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and advancing high-quality development of the multi-billion dollar project in the second phase. Associated Press of Pakistan reported that Prime Minister Sharif briefed President Xi on Pakistan’s policies for economic reform and sustained growth, industrial development, …

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'Pakistan congratulates people of India': Shehbaz Sharif-led party hopes for peace between two nations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Pakistan congratulates people of India': Shehbaz Sharif-led party hopes for peace between two nations

India TV News  

A provincial minister of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party on Tuesday congratulated the winners in the general elections in India and said that its outcome may bring progress and prosperity to the region. "Pakistan congratulates the people of India and the winners of the election and hopes that its outcome may bring peace, progress and prosperity in the subcontinent," …

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Tale of two elections: Pakistan’s flawed political journey versus India’s credible electoral process
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tale of two elections: Pakistan’s flawed political journey versus India’s credible electoral process

Firstpost  

As the campaign for the world’s largest electoral exercise came to an end, my mind turned to the election for the National Assembly held in Pakistan on February 8 this year. In the 2018 elections, the army, under General Qamar Bajwa, who ironically was appointed by Nawaz Sharif as the army chief, decided that Imran Khan should be assisted from …

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's office says UAE has committed $10 bln in investments
7 months ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's office says UAE has committed $10 bln in investments

Hindustan Times  

The United Arab Emirates on Thursday committed $10 billion to invest in promising economic sectors in Pakistan, Islamabad said. The investment pledge came after a meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on a two day visit to the UAE, met President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The investment pledge, also announced by the Emirati state news agency, came …

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif resigns as PML-N president, elder brother Nawaz Sharif set to take over post
7 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif resigns as PML-N president, elder brother Nawaz Sharif set to take over post

India TV News  

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday resigned as the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. After the resignation, his elder brother and former premier Nawaz Sharif is set to become the next chief of the ruling party amid internal strife. "The tumultuous events of 2017, which resulted in the "unjust" disqualification of Nawaz from the Prime Minister's Office and the …

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif appoints Ishaq Dar as Deputy PM
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif appoints Ishaq Dar as Deputy PM

Live Mint  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar as Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister with immediate effect, Samaa TV reported. Earlier in March, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the reconstitution of the Council of Common Interests, replacing the finance minister with the foreign minister, Geo News reported. The president, acting on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz …

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’We feel ashamed…’: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif on Bangladesh’s economic growth; urged to initiate trade talks with India
7 months, 4 weeks ago

’We feel ashamed…’: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif on Bangladesh’s economic growth; urged to initiate trade talks with India

Live Mint  

Pakistan's economy is grappling with a severe crisis, marked by inflation exceeding 29% in the last fiscal year. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who assumed office for a second term amidst economic and political turmoil, attended a conference with business leaders on Wednesday, where he was urged to initiate trade talks with India as a measure to alleviate the crisis-hit economy. …

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Pakistan: Business leaders suggest PM Shehbaz Sharif to forge trade ties with India
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan: Business leaders suggest PM Shehbaz Sharif to forge trade ties with India

Op India  

In a bid to navigate Pakistan’s economic challenges, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened with the business community, aiming to rejuvenate the economy through robust exports. Acknowledging the government’s efforts, Arif Habib, Chief of Arif Habib Group, commended recent developments, stating, “You have made a few handshakes after taking the charge that has produced good results and progress on the IMF …

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'Raised matter with Iranian side': India after Pakistan, Iran mention Kashmir in joint statement
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'Raised matter with Iranian side': India after Pakistan, Iran mention Kashmir in joint statement

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Kashmir issue was recently mentioned in a joint statement by Pakistan and Iran after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi embarked on a three-day visit to the former nation. "We have taken up the matter with Iranian authorities," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on being asked how India sees the joint statement on the Kashmir issue. After Raisi concluded …

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Iran President Ebrahim Raisi keeps mum on Kashmir after Pakistan rakes up issue
8 months ago

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi keeps mum on Kashmir after Pakistan rakes up issue

Firstpost  

The visit by the Iran president to Pakistan comes months after the two neighbors carried out tit-for-tat airstrikes against suspected terrorist hideouts in each other’s territory Iran President Ebrahim Raisi reached Pakistan on Monday for a three-day official visit during which he is scheduled to meet the senior leadership of the country including the army chief Image Courtesy X/@ForeignOfficePk Pakistan …

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Pakistan: Elon Musk's X working with Shehbaz Sharif govt to 'understand concerns' amid ban
8 months ago

Pakistan: Elon Musk's X working with Shehbaz Sharif govt to 'understand concerns' amid ban

India TV News  

Islamabad: Social media platform X, which was recently revealed to have been banned in Pakistan over national security concerns, said it is working with the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government to understand their concerns. Pakistan banned X over national security concerns: Ministry Pakistan's interior ministry on Wednesday told the Islamabad High Court, which was hearing a petition by journalist Ehtisham Abbasi …

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