Nawaz Sharif
Shehbaz Sharif- New Prime Minister of Pakistan
On 11th April 2022, Shehbaz Sharif took oath as Pakistan’s 23rd prime minister. Senate chairperson Sadiq Sanjarani administered the oath to Sharif. After Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister announced that his party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf will be boycotting the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • International / World Current Affairs
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan
Pakistan’s Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was elected the 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly. Abbasi, nominee of ruling Pakistan Muslim League (N) secured 221 votes in the House of 342. Abbasi succeeds Nawaz Sharif who was ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N)(PML-N), is the newly elected interim Prime Minister of Pakistan after defeating his rival Naveed Qamar of PPP by 221 votes on August 1, 2017. Abbasi was chosen by Nawaz ..
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has resigned from his post after the Supreme Court disqualified him in the Panama Papers case. This is the third time Nawaz Sharif has been unable to complete his term in the chief executive’s office. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Pak PM approves financial plan for Diamer-Basha Dam project in PoK
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan has given his approval for the financial plan of 4500 megawatt Diamer-Basha Dam project to be built over Indus river in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Sharif has also urged the officials concerned to speeden the ..
Pakistan gets new Chief of Army Staff
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has appointed Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa as Pakistan’s new army chief and has elevated him to the position of four-star general. He will succeed the popular military leader Gen Raheel Sharif. General Sharif who has ..
US backs Sharif: Pakistan political crisis
US State department’s deputy spokesperson has expressed concern over the political developments in Pakistan especially after the extended unrest spurred by the anti-government protestors led by Imran Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and Canada-based cleric Tahir ul Qadri of Pakistan Awami ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
What is happening in Pakistan?
Pakistan is going through tough times. The Nawaz Sharif government seems caught in a tight situation on all fronts. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) party led by former cricketer Imran Khan is all set pull out its all 34 MPs from the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs