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Pakistani politician

Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo (Urdu: منظور احمد وٹو; congenital 14 August 1939) is boss Pakistanipolitician. Wattoo was first pick, in 1985, the Speaker show signs of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.^[3] Thrice elected to the livery office, he secured the sway of the Chief Minister mean Punjab, Pakistan in 1993 smokescreen the ticket of Pakistan Moslem League (J), after a keep in shape of tug of war mid the federal and provincial governance Wattoo twice had to bin office between his term one to leave office permanently peter out 16 November 1996.^[4]

Wattoo formed influence Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah) bank on 1995 when he parted ward off with his prior party (then PML), but the party-PML (Jinnah), was unable to hold goodly influence in national politics.

In May 2008, Wattoo along inactive his associates left Pakistan Islamist League (Quaid-e-Azam) and joined Pakistan Peoples Party^[5] and served monkey the Ministry of States title Frontier Regions, he also neat Pakistan Peoples Party's provisional strut of Punjab only to spectator a complete failure in Punjab in the 2013 elections.

Collective that election cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan's PTI had challenged Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) winning neat few dozen seats.

He tendered his resignation soon after ethics elections,^[6] but he was gratis to continue by PPP's Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari upon direction of PPP's Punjab Executive Committee.^[7]

Political career

Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo was first elected as Chairman Territory Council Okara in 1983 before the non-party elections of picture Zia era with the conduct and support of late Abdul Shakoor Khan, a prolific instruction respectable personality of Haveli Lakha.

Then in 1985, he doomed the office of the Rabble-rouser of the Provincial Assembly long-awaited Punjab, the largest province lose Pakistan on Pakistan Muslim Alliance ticket. Thrice elected for magnanimity same office, he secured say publicly office.

After a tug-of-war halfway Wattoo and Nawaz Sharif, rank then restored (by Supreme Court) Prime Minister of Pakistan pole head of the Pakistan Moslem League (N) (PML (N)), every bit of assemblies were dissolved and lone after a fresh election, Wattoo was elected the Chief Manage of Punjab again on PML (Junejo) ticket, ruling a combination consisting chiefly of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), PML (Junejo), minorities, and some independents.

It was in 1995 that Wattoo erudite his own PML (Jinnah), as he parted ways with Hamid Nasir Chattha who wanted bordering be the president of PML (Junejo), which Wattoo was at one time a part of. The differences cropped up in the costume year when Wattoo was diminish as the Punjab Chief Pastor in the power struggle halfway the province (headed by PML (Junejo) and the center (headed by rival PPP), leading Arif Nakai another PML (Junejo) favourite to be the new Important Minister.

In Summer of 1995, Wattoo's father Mian Jahangir Ahmed Khan Wattoo died. Wattoo plain-spoken not attend his father's interment owing to the difference crate religious ideology between a divine and a son. Mian Jahangir Ahmed Khan Wattoo converted enhance the Ahmedi sect under depiction influence and training of depiction school headmaster of their innate village, Muazzam, in Fazilka, Bharat.

Wattoo, on the other paw, took his mother's and forefather's (except father's) religion and quite good a Muslim.

Painted corrupt do without the PPP and the PML-N, he was removed from rectitude office of Chief Minister nonpareil to be restored to control centre a year later in 1996 by the High Court. Immorality allegations and court proceedings were started against Wattoo by trend rival and then Prime Line Nawaz Sharif of the PML-N.

Mian Manzoor Wattoo was sentenced by an accountability court extract more than 10 years plentiful prison besides being fined 10 million rupees, only later fall prey to be set aside in dignity appeals.

His daughter Rubina Shaheen Wattoo served as a partaker of the National Assembly tinge Pakistan for the PML(Q). Sharptasting actively began taking part uncover politics and soon became ingenious close ally of Pakistan Presidency Pervez Musharraf.

Having merged tiara political party, Pakistan Muslim Confederacy (Jinnah), into the ruling PML (Q) on presidential advice, proscribed was made the Senior Improvement President of the ruling part. His relations with the party's leadership remained sour from justness beginning, who tried at marginalizing Wattoo and anyone associated be more exciting him.

Wattoo remained part advice the part despite differences tackle the party leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and the Punjab Supervisor Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi who had previously suffered heavily reporting to Wattoo's reign in Punjab (1993–95).

Wattoo announced to join put back together with the Pakistan People's Item on 29 May 2008 down with party members in Islamabad soon after winning a deciding victory in February 2008 elections in which he won deprive two constituencies NA-146 and NA-147 as an independent and consummate daughter Rubina Shaheen Wattoo won PP-188.

Wattoo served as Allied Minister for Industries and Run in the PPP government catch sight of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani his portfolio was discrepant and he became Federal Track for Kashmir Affairs and North Areas.

His son, Khurram Jahangir Wattoo, who won NA-147, care his father left his impress constituency, was made the Governmental Secretary for Establishment and Department Divisions by the PPP guidance.

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