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Painted corrupt by the PPP and the PML-N, he was removed from the office of Chief
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as an independent and his daughter Rubina
Shaheen Wattoo won PP-188. Wattoo served as Federal Minister for Industries and Production in the PPP government of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani his portfolio was changed and he became Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas.
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Pakistan People's Party on 29 May 2008 along with party members in Islamabad soon after winning a decisive victory in February 2008 elections in which he won from two constituencies NA-146 and
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Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo was first elected as Chairman District Council Okara in 1983 during the non-party elections of the Zia era with the guidance and support of late Abdul Shakoor Khan, a prolific and respectable personality of
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He tendered his resignation soon after the elections, but he was asked to continue by PPP's Co-Chairman Asif Ali
Zardari upon recommendation of PPP's Punjab Executive Committee.
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Manzoor Wattoo was sentenced by an accountability court to more than 10 years in prison besides being fined 10 million rupees, only later to be set aside in the appeals.
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660:"PPP Punjab Executive Committee Asks Mian Manzoor Wattoo To Withdraw Resignation"
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556:"Wattoo meets Zardari; says never left PPP"
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449:After a tug-of-war between Wattoo and
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582:"Manzoor Wattoo formally joins PTI"
426:(Nawaz) winning a few dozen seats.
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1182:Government Islamia College alumni
386:Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
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1152:People from Fazilka district
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635:Wattoo, associates join PPP
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459:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
455:Prime Minister of Pakistan
394:Pakistan Muslim League (J)
341:Government Islamia College
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702:Chief Minister of Punjab
295:Pakistan Muslim League Q
285:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
118:Chief Minister of Punjab
463:Pakistan People's Party
326:Moazzam Jahanzeb Wattoo
321:Khurram Jahangir Wattoo
1107:Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
1092:Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
1073:Muhammad Anwar Bhinder
508:Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
424:Pakistan Muslim League
416:Pakistan Peoples Party
408:Pakistan Peoples Party
310:Pakistan Muslim League
290:Pakistan Peoples Party
272:Pakistan Peoples Party
191:Chaudhry Altaf Hussain
478:Punjab Chief Minister
343:, Civil Lines, Lahore
1067:Khalifa Shuja-ud-Din
609:Bureau of Statistics
367:Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo
330:Zeeshan Wattoo (son)
110:Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi
41:Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo
27:Pakistani politician
1097:Muhammad Afzal Sahi
670:on 2 September 2017
588:. 24 September 2018
470:Hamid Nasir Chattha
98:Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
94:Yousaf Raza Gillani
1060:Shahab-ud-Din Virk
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1045:Abdul Qadir
674:21 February
625:, 1993-1996
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312:(1985-1993)
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302:(1995-2002)
297:(2002-2008)
292:(2008-2018)
287:(2018-2020)
260:Nationality
198:Preceded by
167:(caretaker)
148:Preceded by
1131:Categories
1055:Chhotu Ram
727:1993–1995
542:References
382:politician
352:Politician
348:Occupation
336:Alma mater
236:1939-08-14
215:Arif Nakai
187:Iqbal Khan
153:Arif Nakai
920:S. Sharif
908:S. Sharif
886:S. Sharif
844:N. Sharif
745:3rd time
724:2nd term
379:Pakistani
263:Pakistani
174:In office
126:In office
78:President
73:2008–2013
69:In office
937:Hamza S.
807:Daultana
536:Dipalpur
530:See also
317:Children
183:Governor
135:Governor
974:Italics
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328:(son)
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948:Naqvi
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