In a bold and candid address in Quetta, Shehbaz Sharif Says ‘Begging Bowl’ Era Is Over as Pakistan Seeks Trade, Not Aid. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that the era of approaching allied nations with a “begging bowl” is over. Speaking to military officers at the Command and Staff College in Balochistan, Sharif emphasized a new vision of national self-reliance rooted in trade, investment, and the full use of Pakistan’s natural and human resources.