Manzoor Wattoo

Published April 23, 2013

PAKISTAN PEOPLE'S PARTY CENTRAL PUNJAB PRESIDENT
Elected chairman of the Okara district council 1983
Member of Punjab Assembly 1985
Elected speaker of the assembly 1985
Elected as an MPA (independent) 1988
MNA and MPA from IJI’s platform 1993
Formed PML-Jinnah 1995
MNA from PML-Jinnah platform 1996
Joined PPP just after getting elected as an independent candidate 2008
Became PPP's central Punjab president 2012
Served as federal minister for Kashmir affairs 2008-2013

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