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]
In his first term + second term in office, Shehbaz Sharif made 26 foreign trips to 14 countries since his Premiership began on 11 April 2022.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 4 visit (3) | United Arab Emirates |
| 3 visits (1) | Saudi Arabia |
| 2 visits (1) | 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 | 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. | [8] |
 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. | [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 | Shehbaz Sharif attends 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. | [13] |
 United States
| 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 | 9–11 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 | Meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to renew bilateral relations. A Pak-Turk Business Council meeting is also organised for businessmen and traders. | [21] |
| Country | Area Visited | Dates (s) | Purpose (s) | Details | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 | Meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to show silidarity with Turkish Earthquake Victims. | [26] |
| Qatar | Doha | 5-6 March | Official visit | 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 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. | [27] |
| United Kingdom | London | 4-7 May | Working visit | Shehbaz Sharif attends the Coronation Ceremony of the King of United Kingdom Charles III and also met British PM Rishi Sunak. | [28] |
 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. | [29] |
| Turkey | Ankara | 3–4 June | Official visit | Attending the inauguration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meetings with Pak-Turk Business Council besides Pakistani Diaspora in Turkey. | [30] |
 Azerbaijan | Baku | 14–15 June | Official Visit | Meetings with President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Ali Asadov. Also trade discussions with Azerbaijan's top business community | [31] |
 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. | [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] |
| 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. | [34] [35] [36] [37] |
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