Nawaz Sharif

Published April 2, 2013

CHIEF OF PAKISTAN MUSLIM LEAGUE – NAWAZ
PREMIERSHIP
First term November 1, 1990 - July 18, 1993
Second term February 17, 1997 - October 12, 1999
OTHER POSITIONS
Finance Minister Punjab 1980s
Chief Minister Punjab 1980s
Carried out nuclear tests 1998
Ousted in a military coup October 12, 1999
Arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment (Later, Sharif’s sentence was commuted to exile in Saudi Arabia) April 2000
Return to Pakistan November, 2007

Opinion

Editorial

Reflection time
Updated 25 Jun, 2026

Reflection time

Israel is the biggest source of instability in the Middle East, and it is high time the US ended its blind support to Tel Aviv, if it genuinely wants peace in the region.
Raised temperatures
25 Jun, 2026

Raised temperatures

THE fraught situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir requires immense patience and cool heads. Temperatures are raised on...
Debatable remedy
25 Jun, 2026

Debatable remedy

THE Pakistan Psychiatric Society’s challenge to the Federal Shariat Court’s ruling on attempted suicide deserves...
Pezeshkian’s visit
Updated 24 Jun, 2026

Pezeshkian’s visit

Perhaps a good place to start would be the resumption of work on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.
Telecom bill
24 Jun, 2026

Telecom bill

THERE is now no question about it: the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) (Amendment) Bill of 2026 is a...
Updating Islamabad
24 Jun, 2026

Updating Islamabad

ISLAMABAD is growing rapidly. Its planning, however, remains stuck in bureaucratic limbo. Despite years of ...