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Manzoor Wattoo
Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo ( ur, منظور احمد وٹو; born 14 August 1939) is a Pakistani politician. Wattoo was first elected, in 1985, the Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, which, by population, is the largest province of Pakistan.
''Bureau of Statistics'', 1998 Census
Thrice elected for the same office, he secured the office of the in 1993 on the ticket of , after a series of tug of war between the federal and provi ...
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Ministry Of Industries And Production (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Industries and Production ( ur, ) is headed by the Minister for Industries and Production and Pakistan Secretary of Industries and Production. Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) is a state corporation of Pakistan under Ministry of Industries and Production. It was created to set up industries in Pakistan in such fields where the private sector was shy and where large amount of capital outlay with long gestation period was required. Subsidiary Companies * National Industrial Parks Development and Management Company * Technology Up-Gradation and Skill Development Company * Karachi Tools, Dies And Moulds Centre * Pakistan Stone Development Company * Pakistan Gems & Jewellery Development Company * Pakistan Hunting & Sporting Arms Development Company * Furniture Pakistan Company * Southern Punjab Embroidery Industry * Aik Hunar Aik Nagar * Pakistan Chemical And Energy Sector Skills Development Small and Medi ...
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Moazzam Jahanzeb Wattoo
Moazzam Jahanzeb Ahmad Khan Wattoo is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1997 to 1999. Early life He was born in Okara to the former Chief Minister of the Punjab Manzoor Wattoo Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo ( ur, منظور احمد وٹو; born 14 August 1939) is a Pakistani politician. Wattoo was first elected, in 1985, the Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, which, by population, is the largest province o .... References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Punjab MPAs 1997–1999 Moazzam Jahanzeb {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub ...
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Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the site of several ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh in Balochistan, the Indus Valley civilisation of the Bronze Age, the most extens ...
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Provincial Assembly Of The Punjab
The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan, having a total of 371 seats, with 297 general seats, 66 seats reserved for women and 8 reserved for non-Muslims. Site history The 2-story Assembly Chamber, residential hostels, and expansive lawns cover on the Shahrah-e-Quaid-Azam (the Mall). After it was completed in 1935, the Assembly Chamber housed the Assembly for the Punjab province. After the division of Punjab and the emergence of Pakistan, the building became the administrative center of Pakistani Punjab. Assembly Chamber Designed by Bazel M. Salune, chief architect of the Architecture Circle of Punjab, the foundation stone of the Assembly Chamber was laid by Sir Jogindar Singh, Minister of Agriculture, in November 1935 during the British Raj. The first floor houses the ...
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Politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a politician can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in a government. Identity Politicians are people who are politically active, especially in party politics. Political positions range from local governments to state governments to federal governments to international governments. All ''government leaders'' are considered politicians. Media and rhetoric Politicians are known for their rhetoric, as in speeches or campaign advertisements. They are especially known for using common themes that allow them to develop their political positions in terms familiar to the voters. Politicians of necessity become expert users of the media. Politicians in the 19th century made heavy use of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, as ...
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Mian (surname)
Mian or miyan is a royal title of the Indian subcontinent, also sometimes used as a surname. ''Begum or Beygum, is used to describe the wife of a Mian. It is used by several monarchs of Indian states.'' In the Mughal Empire, ''mian'' indicated a king or a prince under the suzerainty of the Mughal emperor; it is hence roughly equivalent to the title of ''raja'', but could also take the higher meaning of ''maharaja'', in which sense it was used by the Kalhora dynasty of Sindh. It was also conferred by the Mughal emperor Jahangir upon Rajput rulers in the group of northern princely states known as the Indian Hill States. The title is mentioned by the British in ''The Golden Book of India'' as one of the principal titles used by "Mohammedan Princely States":"Other Mohammadan titles sometimes equivalent in consideration to Nawab, but not always are Wali, Sultan, Shah, Amir, Mir, Mirza, Mian, Khan ; also Sardar and Diwan, which are common to Hindus and Mohammadans". As a title ...
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Chaudhry Altaf Hussain
Chaudhry Altaf Hussain ( Punjabi and ur, ), was a Pakistani politician who served as the 19th Governor of Punjab, Pakistan in 1993 and again from 1994 and 1995. Previously, he had been member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1956 to 1958 and again from 1990 to 1993. He was then appointed as Governor of Punjab which he served for three years. Early life and family He was born on 28 May 1929 in a political family of Jhelum District to former politician Chaudhry Mohammad Awais. He is the brother of former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court and former federal minister Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain. His son Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf and nephew Fawad Chaudhry currently serving as member of National Assembly of Pakistan. Political career He was first elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1956 which he served till 1958. He participated in 1970 Pakistani general election from his constituency but defeated. In 1981, he joined the Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Majlis-i-Shura ...
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Iqbal Khan (general)
Mohammad Iqbal Khan ( ur}) was a senior general in the Pakistan Army who served as the third Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from being appointed in 1980 until 1984. Biography Mohammad Iqbal Khan was educated and graduated from the Military College in Jhelum and was commissioned in the British Indian Army in 1944. He joined the Guides Infantry in the 2nd Frontier Force Regiment as 2nd-Lt. and later serving in the first war with India on Kashmir front in 1947.A.H. Amin"Interview with Brig (retd) Shamim Yasin Manto" ''Defence Journal'', February 2002 After participating in second war with India in 1965, Brigadier Iqbal was appointed as the Director-General of the Military Intelligence in 1969, and was politically involved in supporting the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) against the Awami League. Eventually, Brig. Iqbal held the responsibility of Military Intelligence in 1971. In 1971–73, Major-General Iqbal held the command of the 33rd Infantry Division in Quett ...
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Raja Saroop Khan
Lieutenant General Raja Saroop Khan ( ur, ) was a career Pakistan Army officer who served as the Governor of Punjab from 1995 to 1996. Raja Saroop Khan was commissioned in the 7th PMA Long Course from Pakistan Military Academy Pakistan Military Academy ( ur, ), also referred to by its acronym PMA. PMA is an officers training school located near Kakul village in the city and district of Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa established in 1947. It is the sole service academy ... in 1953. Later in his military career, he stayed as the Vice-Chief of General Staff (VCGS) at the GHQ, commanded an armoured division, and later served in the GHQ as Military Secretary (MS). He was promoted to lieutenant general in March 1984 and given the command of II Corps at Multan. After retiring from the army in March 1988, he started his political career. Raja Saroop Khan died in Rawalpindi on 22 October 2020 due to natural causes. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Raja Saroop Livi ...
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Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat
Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat (died 3 December 2020) was a Pakistani politician who was an MPA of the Punjab Assembly, he served as the Minister of local government of Punjab, Minister of Education of Punjab, Leader of the opposition of Punjab, Chairman Public Account Committee Punjab, Minister of Law Punjab, Ambassador of Qatar and was Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab from 1996 to 1997. He was also the president of Acoba in Aitchison College. He was educated at Forman Christian College and Aitchison College. Hayat died on 3 December 2020 in his hometown of Kolian Shah Hussain in Kharian Tehsil Kharian Tehsil (Punjabi and ur, ) is a tehsil located in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. The land lies between the rivers of Chenab and Jhelum and in the North the foothills of the mountains of Kashmir. Village and towns of Tehsil Kharian Th .... References Chief Minister of Punjab 2020 deaths Chief Ministers of Punjab, Pakistan Year of birth missing People from G ...
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List Of Chief Ministers Of Punjab (Pakistan)
The Chief Minister of Punjab ( ur, ) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the Provincial Assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The current Chief Minister of Punjab is Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. List of chief ministers of Punjab Muslim League Pakistan Peoples Party Pakistan Muslim League (N)/Islami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan Muslim League (J) Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(C) – Caretaker(T) – Trustee See also * Government of Pakistan * Prime Minister of Pakistan * Government of Punjab * Governor of Punjab * Chief Secretary Punjab * Senior Minister of Punjab * Leader of the Opposition Punjab * Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab * List of Chief Ministers in Pakistan * List of Governors in Pakistan * Chief Minis ...
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