The current Prime Minister of Pakistan is Shehbaz Sharif. He assumed office for his second term on March 4, 2024, following the general elections held in February 2024.

Sharif, 72, is the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who spearheaded their Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party’s election campaign.

However, the nuclear weapons are controlled by the National Command Authority (NCA) in Pakistan. This body is chaired by the Prime Minister who is responsible for decision and policy making.

Here’s what to know about Omar Ayub, who—if Imran Khan’s popular movement continues to defy the odds—could become Pakistan’s Prime Minister.

Shehbaz Sharif is set to begin a second term as Pakistan’s Prime Minister in coming days, returning to the role he had until August when the country’s parliament was dissolved ahead of last ...

Current Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif publicly condemned the attack and directed the Interior Minister for a report about the incident. Despite the tumultuous situation Pakistan is facing, ...

Pakistan's former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference in Lahore on Feb. 13, 2024.

The second caretaker prime minister in Pakistan's history was Balakh Sher Mazari, who was placed in the office of the prime minister in 1993, less than three years after the general elections of 1990.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan was wounded at a rally on Thursday after at least one unidentified man opened fire on his convoy, in what aides have called a ...