List of international prime ministerial trips made by Nawaz Sharif

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According to the report submitted by the former Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif former Prime minister Nawaz Sharif made more than 65 international trips in his third premiership between June 2013 and February 2016. [1] [2] Since his tenure ended on 28 July 2017, the exact number of trips made during his tenure are not officially available. According to another report submitted to the federal cabinet Nawaz Sharif spent 262 days abroad during his tenure. [3] Between June 2013 and February 2016 he made 10 foreign trips in 2013, 11 in 2014, 23 in 2015, and 9 each in 2016 and 2017.

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Summary of international trips

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Map of international trips made by Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister
  One visit
  Two visits
  Four visits
  Five visits
  Seventeen visits

According to Khawaja Asif's report, the foreign visits cost the national exchequer more than Rs 1 billion for visits between June 2013 and February 2016. These visits accompanied 631 officers with him. [2] According to another report submitted to the federal cabinet Nawaz Sharif spent 262 days abroad during his tenure. Among the money spent Rs. 30m is spent on tips and Rs. 60m on gifts. The report revealed that a total of Rs 1.84bn was spent on foreign trips by the former prime minister. [3]

The lavish spending in foreign trips are criticised by neutral observers of international media. [4] [5] [6] In May, 2016 the Lahore High Court took notice of lavish spending in foreign tours on public money. The court asked to explain 17 visits to Britain with two months spent in the U.K. The court also questioned how days listed as transit closed 137.8 million rupees. [7] [8] [9]

The exact figures for his trips during his tenure are not available officially. The number of visits per country where he travelled between June 2013 and February 2016 are:

2013

President Obama and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan in 2013 Nawazobama.jpg
President Obama and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan in 2013
CountryLocationDateDetails
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Beijing 4 July 2013Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Beijing to meet with the Chinese officials. [10]
Flag of the United States.svg United States New York City September 2013Prime Minister Sharif travelled to New York to attend the UN General Assembly session. [10]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington, D.C. October 2013Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Washington to meet US President Barack Obama and other US officials. [10]

2014

Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with Narendra Modi Handshake between Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif (cropped).jpg
Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with Narendra Modi
CountryLocationDateDetails
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Beijing April 2014Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Beijing to meet with the Chinese officials. [10]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London April 2014Prime Minister Sharif travelled to London to meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron. [10]
Flag of India.svg India New Delhi May 2014Prime Minister Sharif travelled to New Delhi to participate in Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi. [10]
Flag of the United States.svg United States New York City September 2014Prime Minister Sharif travelled to New York to attend the UN General Assembly session. [10]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Beijing November 2014Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Beijing to meet with the Chinese officials. [10]
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Kathmandu 26-27 November 2014Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Nepal to Attend with the SAARC 18th Summit 2014
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Berlin November 2014Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discuss economic and terrorism issues. [11]

2015

CountryLocationDateDetails
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Manama January 7–8Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Bahrain on the invitation of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa who is the prime minister of Bahrain. [13]
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte January 4Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Sri Lanka on the invitation of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremasinghe. [14]
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Riyadh January 18Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Saudi Arabia with delegation to meet Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. [14]
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Doha FebruaryPrime Minister Sharif went on a two-day visit to Qatar and signed an agreement in Doha to import LNG worth billion of dollars. [14]
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Dushanbe May 11Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Tajikistan to attend the launching of CASA-1000 according to which the two countries Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were to supply 1300 MW of electricity to Pakistan and Afghanistan. [14]
Flag of Iran.svg Iran Tehran 14 June 2015Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Bangkok 31 July 2015Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra met with Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to discuss mutual cooperation in several fields, including trade and investment.

The two leaders agreed that talks on implementing a free trade agreement should start in the nearest future.

Flag of the United States.svg United States New York City September 19Prime Minister Sharif travelled to New York, the United States of America. He attended the 71st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. [14]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington October 20–23Prime Minister Sharif travelled to Washington to discuss bilateral relations.

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