The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Shehbaz Sharif during his term as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from April 2022 to present.
A total of Rs. 1.3 billion (US$4.5 million) had been spent on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his accompanying delegations’ foreign trips in the nine months of FY22-FY23.[1]
As of August 2023, Shehbaz Sharif has made 25 foreign trips to 14 countries since his Premiership began on 11 April 2022.
Number of visits | Country |
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4 visit (3) | United Arab Emirates |
2 visits (2) | Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
1 visits (9) | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, United States of America, China, Egypt, Switzerland, Iran, Azerbaijan, France |
Country | Area Visited | Dates (s) | Purpose (s) | Details | Ref |
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Saudi Arabia | Madina, Makkah, Jeddah | 28–30 April | Official Visit | [2][3][4] | |
UAE | Abu Dhabi | 30 April | Official Visit | [5][6] | |
United Kingdom | London | 11–15 May | Private visit | Met his brother, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is also the supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), to discuss party and governance matters. | [7] |
UAE | Abu Dhabi | 15 May | Official visit | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. | Made a stopover trip in Abu Dhabi on his way back home from London to officially condole the death of UAE's president,[8] |
Turkey | Ankara | 31 May – 2 June | Official visit | Recep Tayyip Erdogan to renew bilateral relations. A Pak-Turk Business Council meeting was also organised for businessmen and traders. | Meeting with Turkish president[9][10] |
Qatar | Doha | 23–25 August | Official visit | [11] | |
Uzbekistan | Samarkand | 15–16 September | Working visit | Shehbaz Sharif visits Uzbekistan to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit 2022. | [12] |
United Kingdom | London | 17–18 September | Working visit | Queen Elizabeth II and met British PM Liz Truss along with the King of United Kingdom Charles III. | Shehbaz Sharif attends the funeral of Britain's late monarch[13] |
United States
United Nations |
New York City | 19–24 September | Working visit | Shehbaz Sharif met with US President Joe Biden, heads of IMF and World Bank and address the 77th UNGA Session. |
[14] |
Kazakhstan | Astana | 12–13 October | Working visit | PM Shehbaz Sharif to attend Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia Summit. | [15] |
Saudi Arabia | Madina, Makkah, Jeddah | 24–26 October | Official visit | [16] | |
China | Beijing | 1–2 November | Official visit | PM Sharif met with China's President Xi Jinping, continues progress on CPEC. |
[17] |
Egypt | Sharm-el-Sheikh | 7–8 November | Working visit | PM Shehbaz Sharif joined Egyptian President and Norwegian Prime Minister to co-host the COP27. | [18] |
United Kingdom | London | 09–11 November | Private visit | Met his brother, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is also the supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), to discuss party and governance matters. | [19][20] |
Turkey | Ankara | 25–26 November | Official visit | Recep Tayyip Erdogan to renew bilateral relations. A Pak-Turk Business Council meeting is also organised for businessmen and traders. | Meeting with Turkish president[21] |
Country | Area Visited | Dates (s) | Purpose (s) | Details | Ref |
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Switzerland | Geneva | 8–10 January | Official visit | PM Shahbaz Sharif and António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations co-hosted 2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan. | [22][23] |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 12–14 January | Official visit | PM to meet UAE President with focus on advancing economic, trade and investment ties. | [24][25] |
Turkey | Ankara | 16–18 February | Official visit | Recep Tayyip Erdogan to show silidarity with Turkish Earthquake Victims. | Meeting with Turkish president[26] |
Qatar | Doha | 05-6 March | Official visit | Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Amiri Diwan. Exchanged views on international issues of mutual interest, paving the way for economic collaboration as well as post-flood recovery efforts in Pakistan with the donations of Qatar. | To join 5th International United Nations World Conference of Developing Countries hosted by Amir of Qatar. To have an opportunity to hold a meeting session with the Pakistani diaspora. To meet with[27] |
United Kingdom | London | 04-7 May | Working visit | Charles III and also met British PM Rishi Sunak. | Shehbaz Sharif attends the Coronation Ceremony of the King of United Kingdom[28] |
Iran | Mand-Pishin marketplace, Iranian side of Pakistan-Iran border | 18 May | Official visit | Ebrahim Raisi and inaugurated Electricity Supply Project from Iran to Gawadar. | Met with President[29] |
Turkey | Ankara | 3–4 June | Official visit | inauguration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meetings with Pak-Turk Business Council besides Pakistani Diaspora in Turkey. | Attending the[30] |
Azerbaijan | Baku | June 14–15 | Official Visit | Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Ali Asadov. Also trade discussions with Azerbaijan's top business community | Meetings with President[31] |
France | Paris | 21–22 June | Working visit | Emmanuel Macron and other French officials. Attended the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact. | Meetings with French President[32] |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 28 July | Official visit | PM to meet UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the condolence on death of his brother Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | [33] |