Mian Muhammad Sharif was a Pakistani businessman who is known as the co-founder of Ittefaq Group and founder of Sharif Group. Two of his three sons,Nawaz and Shehbaz became Prime Ministers of Pakistan.
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is a Pakistani politician who is the former Chief Minister of Punjab when he,as Chief Minister,had dissolved the Assembly. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. In 2023,he left the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and was appointed its president along with his son,Moonis Elahi,and other ten former PML(Q) MPAs over political rifts with the party president,Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. He was the former president of the Punjab Division of the PML(Q).
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan,in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). Previously in his political career,he served as the Chief Minister of Punjab three times,making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of Punjab.
The Chief Minister of Punjab is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government,and is elected by the Provincial Assembly. Given that they have the confidence of the assembly,the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi is the current interim chief minister of Punjab.
Pakistan has some of the highest values of insolation in the world,with eight to nine hours of sunshine per day,ideal climatic conditions for solar power generation. However,the country has been slow to adopt the technology. Electricity tariff in Pakistan is one of highest in the world,despite this as of 2022,total solar power energy of Pakistan is only 568 MWAC.
Rana Sanaullah is a Pakistani politician serving as the 39th Interior Minister of Pakistan. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. He is a senior member of PML-N and the President of PML-N in Punjab province since 4 May 2019. Before getting elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan,Sanaullah had been elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab five times and had served in high-ranking ministries of the province.
Mian Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz is a Pakistani politician,who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab,in office since 20 October 2022. He also served in this position from September 2018 to April 2022. He was also the Chief Minister of Punjab from 30 April 2022 to 26 July 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously,he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2008 to May 2018. He is the eldest son of current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The Lahore Metrobus is a bus rapid transit service operating in Lahore Punjab,Pakistan. Lahore Metrobus service is integrated with Lahore Transport Company's local bus service to operate as one urban transport system,providing seamless transit service across Lahore District with connections to neighboring suburban communities. The Lahore Metrobus was designed to be opened in stages,with the first stage opening on 11 February 2013 stretching from Gajumata to Shahadra. The 27 km stretch was opened during a ceremony by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif along with Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Bekir Bozdağ. The second and third stages have been put on hold,as proposals have been put forth to convert the remaining stages to light rail.
The Sharif family is a political family from Pakistan,based in the city of Lahore,Punjab. They belong to the Bhat Kashmiri tribe,which is a large community living in many districts of Punjab. The family uses the title of Mian.
Mian Abbas Sharif was a Pakistani politician and Tablighi Jamaat missionary who was the Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1993 to 1997. He was the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif.
The Nandipur Power Project is a 425 MW combined cycle thermal power plant situated at Nandipur near Gujranwala in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Being constructed by the China Dongfang Electric Corporation,the project was completed in March 2015. The initial cost of the project was Rs. 27 billion,but this escalated during the revised project cycle-1 and totalled Rs. 58.42 bn at completion. The power plant faced a series of hiccups during and after launching its commercial operations. Prior and after construction,the project continued to attract a number of court cases,inquiries,investigations,audits,and political and commercial disputes. The plant collapsed after 5 days of operation,launching a series of inquiries ordered by then prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park is a photovoltaic power station in Bahawalpur,Punjab,Pakistan,named in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah,the Founder of Pakistan. It is a 100 MW solar plant spanning 500 acres (200 ha) and hosting 392,158 solar modules. The initial phase of the project was constructed by the Government of Punjab,Pakistan in May 2015 at a cost of $131 million.
The Multan Metrobus is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Multan,Punjab,Pakistan. Construction work on the line began in May 2015,while operations commenced on 24 January 2017. It was the third BRT project in Pakistan,after the Lahore Metrobus and the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus.
The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus is a 83.6 km (51.9 mi) bus rapid transit system operating in the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area of Pakistan. It consists of four routes,namely the Red,Orange,Blue,and Green Lines. The Red and Orange Lines have dedicated lanes with proper stations built along them,while the Blue and Green Lines currently run along the Islamabad Expressway and Srinagar Highway respectively,with regular traffic.
Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till May 2022.
Khawaja Salman Rafique is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from April 2008 to March 2013,from September 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He has served in Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif's cabinet as Minister for Specialised Health and he also has served as Advisor and Special Assistant for Health. He also served as Minister in Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz's Cabinet. He was one of the main key figures in handling dengue in 2010.
Zaeem Navid is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from 2008 to May 2018 and member of Lahore Gymkhana Club.
The constitutional crisis in Pakistan's Punjab province began on 28 March 2022,when Usman Buzdar tendered his resignation as Chief Minister at the request of Prime Minister Imran Khan and nominated former Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to replace him. On 1 April 2022,his resignation was accepted by then Governor of Punjab,Chaudary Mohammed Sarwar.
The National History Museum is a digital museum located in Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan. A project of the Parks and Horticulture Authority Lahore,it was inaugurated on 17 April 2018 by Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Citizens Archives Pakistan,a not-for-profit organization,was selected to curate the project. It is the first digital museum of Pakistan.
