The Ittefaq Group of Industries (English The Unity) is a Pakistani integrated steel producer with major operations in Punjab. It was founded by industrialist Muhammad Sharif, father of the current prime minister Nawaz Sharif.Muhammad Sharif along with his six brothers, established a foundry in 1969. In 1976, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto nationalized the steel industry, including the Ittefaq family business empire — Ittefaq Group.