Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pakistan,having served a total of more than 9 years across three tenures. Each term has ended in his ousting.
The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (Urdu:پاکستانمسلملیگ(ن),romanized: Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn)abbr.PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right,liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the largest party in the National Assembly and the third-largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded in 1993,when a number of prominent conservative politicians in the country joined hands after the dissolution of Islamic Democratic Alliance,under the leadership of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The party's platform is generally conservative,which involves supporting free markets,deregulation,lower taxes and private ownership. Although the party historically supported social conservatism,in recent years,the party’s political ideology and platform has become more liberal on social and cultural issues. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP),it is one of the three major political parties of the country.
Shehbaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan,in office from April 2022 to August 2023. 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.
Hamid Khan is a Pakistani writer,politician,supreme court lawyer who is currently serving as the Senior Vice-President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He remained member Pakistan Bar Council and head of Professional group of Lawyers. He is senior Partner oldest Law Firm of Pakistan Cornelius,Lane &Mufti (CLM) He is remained President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.
Malik Mohammad Qayyum was a Pakistani lawyer who was Senior Advocate Supreme Court and Attorney General of Pakistan. He was replaced by Senator Latif Khosa when President Pervez Musharraf resigned on 18 August 2008. He became Attorney General following the resignation of Makhdoom Ali Khan. He was a Judge of the Lahore High Court,which he resigned from after a phone transcript of his was released in which he was alleged to be approached by the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government to fix judgement in a case before him involving Benazir Bhutto. Qayyum denied that the voice in the telephone conversation was his. Agencies have examined the tapes and have expressed their concern that they could have been doctored although no final verdict is available.
Khawaja Muhammad Asif is a Pakistani politician who served as the Defence Minister of Pakistan from April 2022 till August 2023. He had also been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously,he was a member of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2018 and till date. In May,2019 he took the charge and became the Parliamentary Leader of PML-N in the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Ashtar Ausaf Ali is a Pakistani lawyer who twice served as the Attorney General for Pakistan from 2016 to 2018,and from 2022 to 2023. In his first term,he co-drafted the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan,which merged the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Jawwad S. Khawaja is a Pakistani jurist,and former professor of law at the Lahore University of Management Sciences,who served as the 23rd Chief Justice of Pakistan. He was nominated for the position by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 17 August 2015,and approved to take office by President Mamnoon Hussain on the same day.
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 02 May 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.
Mian Muhammad Azhar is a Pakistani politician and a business oligarch representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He is a former governor of Punjab (1990-1993) and the founder of PML-Q,of which he was also president until retiring from politics. He is one of the largest steel manufacturers of Pakistan and is the CEO of Afco Steel Industries. He was also the mayor of Lahore between 1987 and 1991.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif,also known as Maryam Safdar,is a Pakistani politician and the daughter of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif largely known for her involvement in the Fontgate scandal,2023 audio leaks and her insensitive and often nonsensical remarks. In 2012,she entered politics and was put in charge of the election campaign of PML-N,her father's political party,during the 2013 general elections. After the elections,she was appointed the Chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme. However,she resigned in 2014 after her appointment was criticised by Imran Khan on the basis of nepotism and her degree being challenged in the Lahore High Court.
Yasmin Rashid is a Pakistani politician and social activist who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Primary &Secondary Healthcare and Specialised Healthcare &Medical Education,in office from August 2018 till April 2022 and then again from July 2022 till January 2023. She had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from August 2018 till January 2023.
Mian Saqib Nisar is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 31 December 2016 till 17 January 2019. He has previously served as the Law Secretary. He also served as a visiting professor of law at the University of Punjab where he provided instructions on constitutional law.
Asif Saeed Khan Khosa is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 18 January 2019 to 20 December 2019. He joined the Supreme Court as a judge on 18 February 2010 and prior to that served as judge of the Lahore High Court.
The Panama Papers case,or the Panamagate case,was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Pakistan that disqualified Nawaz Sharif,the prime minister of Pakistan,from holding public office for life.
Zainab Umair is a Pakistani politician and lawyer who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.
Ijazul Ahsan is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 28 June 2016.
Akhtar Aly Kureshy is a Pakistani lawyer,advisor and senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan who served as Assistant Attorney-General for Pakistan. He remained Assistant Advocate General Punjab,and Legal Advisor to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
Shehzad Ata Elahi is a Pakistani lawyer who was the Attorney General of Pakistan from February 2023 to March 2023. He has expertise in various areas of law.
Punjab University Law College (PULC) is a Public Sector Law College of University of the Punjab,Canal Road (Quaid e Azam) Campus,Lahore. It is the oldest law institute in Pakistan which was established in 1868 (14 years before Punjab University itself). It was the first institute offering legal education to be established in a Muslim majority area of the Subcontinent. Since then,it has produced some of the most prominent lawyers,activists,statesmen,judges,bureaucrats and politicians. Today,the institute is known for its rich history,high quality education and renowned Alumni.
