Mian Manzoor Wattoo, a former chief minister of Punjab, dies

Wattoo died on Tuesday.

Sources claim that Mian Manzoor Wattoo had been unwell for a long time. His funeral prayers will be scheduled at a later time.

Mian Manzoor Wattoo had a lengthy political career and was a member of Haveli Lakha. In addition, he was the Punjab Assembly’s Speaker. Political and social leaders have expressed their profound sadness and condolences after his passing.

After 1985, the Wattoo family maintained their political clout and continued to participate in various sorts of power circles. However, Mian Manzoor Wattoo ran as an independent from Okara in the 2018 federal elections, while his daughter Rubina Shaheen Wattoo and son Khuram Jahangir Wattoo ran unsuccessfully on PTI tickets for provincial assembly seats.