In 1949, Nawaz Sharif was born into a Kashmiri family in Lahore, obtained a law degree from Punjab University, then joined his family’s business. Nawaz Sharif was also very fond of cricket. He entered politics in 1967.
In 1981, Nawaz Sharif became the Finance Minister for the first time during the tenure of Zia-ul-Haq
Nawaz Sharif became the Chief Minister of Punjab for the first time in 1985
The journey of development in politics continued Nawaz Sharif finally became the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the first time in 1990
He became the prime minister for the second time in 1997 and became the prime minister of Pakistan for the third time in 2013.
But Nawaz Sharif became the prime minister three times but could not complete any term
For the first time, he was dismissed by the President of Pakistan, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, and his government ended
Pervez Musharraf was put under martial law for the second time. Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of hijacking Musharraf’s plane and corruption charges.
Nawaz Sharif stayed in jail for a year, then a deal was made with Nawaz Sharif’s army and he was exiled to Saudi Arabia for 10 years. Nawaz Sharif was exiled to Saudi Arabia for seven years.
For the third time when Nawaz Sharif became the Prime Minister in 2013, Nawaz Sharif had to lose his prime ministership due to corruption and the offshore account created by his family’s illegal means.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan Decision
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled that Nawaz Sharif did not declare his job in the UAE, so he was disqualified as Prime Minister and banned from election for life.
Apart from this, in other cases, 10 years imprisonment with hard labor and an 8 million pounds fine were also awarded Elections were held in 2018 and PTI formed the government. Nawaz Sharif had to go out of the country once again on medical grounds and spent four years in self-imposed exile.
How was Nawaz Sharif’s relationship with the Pakistan Army?
For the first time, Nawaz Sharif became the finance minister during the tenure of General Zia-ul-Haq, after which Nawaz Sharif took the leadership of the Islamic Democratic Alliance (IJI), which was an alliance of other parties against the People’s Party. At that time Nawaz Sharif was receiving special blessings from the army
After winning the 1990 election, Nawaz Sharif became the Prime Minister of the country for the first time. It is alleged that the IJI Alliance was also created with the support and help of the army to put the People’s Party against the wall and the powerful party in the election. As IJI
Many incidents show how bad the relationship between Nawaz Sharif and the Army was
The relationship between Nawaz Sharif and the Army was in the limelight when the government faced a lot of pressure after the Dawn Leaks came to light. Similarly, when Nawaz Sharif was disqualified and removed from the Prime Ministership, Nawaz Sharif blamed the DG ISI and then Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Nawaz Sharif’s relationship with the Army has been both good and bad, sometimes the Army supports him to bring him to power and sometimes he suspects the Army that the Army makes him incompetent.
Now that he has returned after four years of self-imposed exile on October 21, 2023, some people are giving the impression that Nawaz Sharif has made a deal with the army.