The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Shehbaz Sharif during his first term as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from April 2022 to August 2023 and his second term from March 2024 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] [2]
In his first and socond term in office, Shehbaz Sharif made 30 foreign trips to 14 countries since his Premiership began on 11 April 2022.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 5 visit (1) | United Arab Emirates |
| 4 visit (3) | United Kingdom, Turkey, Saudi Arabia |
| 2 visits (3) | Qatar, Iran, China |
| 1 visits (7) | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, United States of America, Egypt, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, France |
| Country | Area Visited | Dates (s) | Purpose (s) | Details | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | Madina, Makkah, Jeddah | 28–30 April | Official Visit | [3] [4] [5] | |
 UAE | Abu Dhabi | 30 April | Official Visit | [6] [7] | |
 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. | [8] |
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | 15 May | Official visit | Made a stopover trip in Abu Dhabi on his way back home from London to officially condole the death of UAE's president, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. | [9] |
 Turkey | Ankara | 31 May – 2 June | Official visit | Meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to renew bilateral relations. A Pak-Turk Business Council meeting was also organised for businessmen and traders. | [10] [11] |
 Qatar | Doha | 23–24 August | Official visit | [12] | |
 Uzbekistan | Samarkand | 15–16 September | Working visit | Sharif met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. | [13] |
| United Kingdom | London | 17–18 September | Working visit | Sharif attended the funeral of Britain's late monarch Queen Elizabeth II and met British PM Liz Truss along with the King of United Kingdom Charles III. | [14] |
 United States
| New York City | 19–24 September | Working visit | Sharif met with French President Emmanuel Macron, Austria's Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. | [15] [16] |
 Kazakhstan | Astana | 12–13 October | Working visit | Sharif attended Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia summit. | [17] [18] |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 24–25 October | Official visit | Shehbaz attended the Future Investment Initiative summit. | [19] [20] |
 China | Beijing | 1–2 November | Official visit | Sharif met with China's President Xi Jinping, continues progress on CPEC. | [21] |
 Egypt | Sharm-el-Sheikh | 7–8 November | Working visit | Sharif joined Egyptian President and Norwegian Prime Minister to co-host the COP27. | [22] [23] |
| United Kingdom | London | 9–13 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. | [24] [25] |
| Turkey | Ankara | 25–26 November | Official visit | Meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to renew bilateral relations. A Pak-Turk Business Council meeting is also organised for businessmen and traders. | [26] |
| Country | Area Visited | Dates (s) | Purpose (s) | Details | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland | Geneva | 8–10 January | Official visit | Sharif and António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations co-hosted 2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan. | [27] [28] |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 12–13 January | Official visit | PM to meet UAE President with focus on advancing economic, trade and investment ties. | [29] [30] |
| Turkey | Ankara | 16–18 February | Official visit | Met with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visited Turkish earthquake-hit areas and victims. | [31] [32] |
| Qatar | Doha | 5-6 March | Official visit | To join 5th International United Nations World Conference of Developing Countries hosted by Emir of Qatar. To have an opportunity to hold a meeting session with the Pakistani diaspora. To meet with 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. | [33] |
| United Kingdom | London | 3-7 May | Working visit | Sharif attended the coronation ceremony of the King of United Kingdom Charles III and also met British PM Rishi Sunak. | [34] [35] |
 Iran | Mand-Pishin marketplace, Iranian side of Pakistan-Iran border | 18 May | Official visit | Met with President Ebrahim Raisi and inaugurated Electricity Supply Project from Iran to Gawadar. | [36] |
| Turkey | Ankara, Istanbul | 3–4 June | Official visit | Attended the inauguration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meetings with Pak-Turk Business Council besides Pakistani Diaspora in Turkey. | [37] |
 Azerbaijan | Baku | 14–15 June | Official Visit | Meetings with President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Ali Asadov. | [38] |
 France | Paris | 21–22 June | Working visit | Meetings with President Emmanuel Macron and other French officials. Attended the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact. | [39] |
| 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 | [40] |
| Country | Area Visited | Dates (s) | Purpose (s) | Details | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | Madina, Makkah, Jeddah | 6–8 April | Official Visit | Shehbaz met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and also performed Umrah. | [41] [42] [43] [44] |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 27–29 April | Official Visit | Sharif visited Riyadh to attend the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy held from 28-29 April 2024. During his visit, Shehbaz met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. | [45] |
| Iran | Tehran | 22 May | Official Visit | Shehbaz attended the memorial ceremony of the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and met Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | [46] |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 23 May | Working visit | Shehbaz met with the UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. | [47] |
| China | Shenzhen, Beijing, Xi'an | 4–8 June | Official Visit | Sharif met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Sharif also visited the historical Terracotta Army in Xi'an. | [48] [49] [50] [51] |
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