Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister of Pakistan
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| July 2025 | Shehbaz's government negotiated a comprehensive trade deal with the U.S., including investments in Pakistan's crude oil reserves, cryptocurrency, and information technology partnerships. |
| 2025 | During the Pakistan-India conflict, Sharif's government leverages China's defense cooperation, which contributes to Pakistan successfully downing Western-manufactured Indian aircraft, including Rafales. |
| June 2025 | Donald Trump met with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, signaling a significant improvement in U.S.-Pakistan relations. |
| June 2025 | The Pakistani government nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in mediating an end to the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict. |
| 2025 | Attended a trilateral summit in Lachin between Pakistan, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, thanking both nations for their diplomatic and moral support during the conflict with India and vowing greater cooperation. |
| June 2025 | Expressed Pakistan's support for Iran amidst the Iran–Israel war. |
| June 2025 | Presided over a four-day conflict with India in response to the Pahalgam attack, launching Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos against Indian targets in Pakistani cities including Muzaffarabad, Bahawalpur, and Muridke. |
| June 2025 | Declared a national holiday called Yaum-e-Tashakur (Day of Gratitude) following the conflict with India, which he viewed as a strategic Pakistani victory, though independent analysis considered the conflict inconclusive. |
| June 2025 | Decided against an LNG import at $39.8 per MMBTU due to unaffordability, instead implementing nationwide loadshedding and warning Pakistanis to prepare for power shortages in the following month. |
| May 2025 | Successfully reduced inflation rate to 3.5%, marking a significant economic achievement. |
| May 2025 | Announced a comprehensive plan to privatise over 50 state-owned enterprises in three phases over the next four years, following IMF recommendations. |
| 2025 | Led Pakistan during the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, which resulted in a ceasefire. |
| May 10 2025 | Shehbaz Sharif presided over the launch of Operation Bunyan un-Marsoos, a retaliatory Pakistani operation targeting 26 military sites across Western India. Pakistan claimed to have shot down 2-3 (up to 6) Indian aircraft during the operation. |
| May 10 2025 | India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, ending the military conflict, with the United States claiming to have brokered the agreement (though India denies this). |
| May 7 2025 | India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine sites in Azad Kashmir and Punjab Province, claiming to strike against terrorist infrastructure. |
| May 2025 | Achieved a significant reduction in Pakistan's inflation rate from a record-high 37.97% in May 2023 to 3.5% in May 2025. |
| May 2025 | Participated in a trilateral meeting in Beijing with foreign ministers of Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan, discussing diplomatic ties and Afghanistan's inclusion in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. |
| 2025 | Shehbaz Sharif was recognized among the world's 500 most influential Muslims by The Muslim 500 publication by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan. |
| April 2025 | Shehbaz Sharif met with U.S. delegation led by Eric Meyer, Senior Bureau Official for the State Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. During the meeting, he announced that U.S. companies are seeking to invest in Pakistan's untapped minerals. |
| April 24 2025 | Amid widespread protests and opposition from Sindh, the federal government halted construction of the Cholistan Canal Project, which critics claimed violated the 1991 Water Accord and threatened the Indus Delta ecosystem. |
| April 22 2025 | The Resistance Front conducted a terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, leading to heightened tensions between Pakistan and India. |
| April 2025 | Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum in Islamabad, hosting delegates from over 20 countries including China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United States, United Kingdom, and Kenya. Notable participants included Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow, Saudi Geological Survey CEO Eng. Abdullah Al-Shamrani, and Kenyan Mining Minister Hassan Ali Joho. |
| April 2025 | Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visited Kabul, marking a diplomatic reboot between Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
| March 2025 | Under Sharif's leadership, Pakistan rose to second place in the Global Terrorism Index due to an increase in terror attacks across the country, highlighting the ongoing security challenges during his premiership. |
| January 2025 | Shehbaz Sharif made his first foreign visit during his second premiership to Saudi Arabia, meeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and agreeing to receive the first wave of a $5 billion Saudi investment package to Pakistan. |
| 2024 | Shehbaz Sharif becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan, taking office and beginning his leadership term. |
| 2024 | Authorized airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan targeting TTP (Pakistan Tehrik-i-Taliban) strongholds as part of efforts to address militant groups. |
| 2024 | Sharif's government pledged to revive the stagnating China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by focusing on infrastructure and mining cooperation, despite increasing attacks on Chinese workers by militant groups |
| 2024 | Attended a trilateral summit between Pakistan, Turkey, and Azerbaijan in Lachin, thanking both nations for their diplomatic and moral support, and vowing greater cooperation. |
| 2024 | Shehbaz Sharif made his first foreign visit during his second premiership to Saudi Arabia, meeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and agreeing to receive the first wave of a $5 billion Saudi investment package to Pakistan. |
| 2024 | Attempted to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the largest political party in Pakistan. |
| 2024 | Continued the unofficial ban on social media platform Twitter (X) and installed a controversial internet firewall estimated to cost $300 Million, widely criticized for censorship. |
| 2024 | Pakistan hosted the SCO summit, where Shehbaz Sharif held talks on regional development and cooperation with India and other SCO members. |
| 2024 | Shehbaz Sharif's government initiated Operation Azm-e-Istehkam and attempted to pass new constitutional amendments affecting the Judiciary of Pakistan. |
| December 2024 | Continued and supported the deportation of undocumented Afghans from Pakistan, initiated under the previous government. |
| November 2024 | Ordered action against the 2024 Final Call protests of PTI. |
| September 2024 | Secured a $7 billion loan from the IMF to address Pakistan's economic crisis. |
| July 2024 | Launched the comprehensive five-year economic development plan 'Uraan Pakistan: Homegrown National Economic Plan', setting ambitious targets for GDP growth, job creation, and economic transformation. |
| July 2024 | Sharif's government negotiated a bailout agreement with the IMF and implemented a new tax scheme that raised taxes by 40% and increased exporters' tax rate from 1% to 29%. |
| June 30 2024 | Government extended the Markup Subsidy and Risk Sharing Scheme for Farm Mechanization (MSRSSFM), allowing loans up to Rs. 30 million for agricultural machinery purchases. |
| May 2024 | Met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who committed to invest $10 billion in Pakistan. |
| April 2024 | Met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to strengthen economic and security cooperation following a short conflict between the two nations in January. |
| March 2024 | Becomes prime minister for the second time after PML(N) wins a minority in the general election and forms a coalition government. |
| March 31 2024 | By this date, Rs. 26.8 billion had been disbursed under the PM's Youth Business and Agriculture Loan Scheme (PMYB&ALS). |
| March 4 2024 | Shehbaz Sharif was re-elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, defeating PTI-backed candidate Omar Ayub Khan in a heavily contested election. |
| 2023 | The Pakistani government supports the transfer of political protesters to court-martial during ongoing political tensions. |
| 2023 | The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) downgrades Pakistan's political status from a 'hybrid regime' to an 'authoritarian regime' in its Democracy Index report. |
| December 2023 | Deportations of undocumented Afghans from Pakistan began under the previous government, which Shehbaz continued under Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi's direction. |
| August 2023 | Ended first term as prime minister. |
| August 14 2023 | Shehbaz Sharif stepped down from the office of Prime Minister to make way for a caretaker government in preparation for the 2024 general election. |
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