Taunsa Sharif (Urdu,Saraiki: تونسه شريف) is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan.

Taunsa Sharif is primarily inhabited by Saraiki-speaking people and now many Balochi-speaking people have also been settled who actually migrated from Koh e Sulaiman mountain area in the west of Taunsa city.

It requires urgent measures to avoid severe economic and social impacts on the lives of millions of poor farmers through interruption of irrigation on two million acres (8,000 km2) and drinking water in the rural areas of southern Punjab, benefiting several million farmers.

In 2003, the World Bank approved a $123 million loan to Pakistan to rehabilitate the Taunsa Barrage on the River Indus whose structure had been damaged owing to soil erosions and old-age.

Taunsa Barrage also serves to provide for a variety of fish, which contributes towards fulfilling the food related needs of area.