Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo 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. Thrice elected for the same office,he secured the office of the Chief Minister of Punjab,Pakistan in 1993 on the ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (J),after a series of tug of war between the federal and provincial government Wattoo twice had to leave office between his term only to leave office permanently on 16 November 1996.
The Pakistan Muslim League Urdu:پاکستانمسلملیگ(ق);Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf),Acronyms:PML(Q),PML-Q,PMLQ,"Q League" is a political party in Pakistan. As of the 2024 parliamentary election,it has a representation of 5 seats. It previously served as an ally of former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's government,and led a joint election campaign in 2013 alongside Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Punjab and Balochistan provinces against its rival Pakistan Muslim League (N),a fiscally conservative and centre-right force.
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Warraich is a Pakistani politician who is the former Chief Minister of Punjab. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023,when he,as chief minister,dissolved the assembly. In 2023,he left the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) along with his son,Moonis Elahi,and 10 other former PML(Q) MPAs over political rifts with the party president and cousin,Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. He was appointed president of the PTI. He was the former president of the Punjab Division of the PML(Q).
Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar is a Pakistani politician who recently served as Pakistan's Federal Minister for Industries &Production. Previously,he has served as Federal Minister of Economic Affairs,Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research and Federal Minister for Planning,Development and Reforms in the PTI Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2008,2013 to 2018 and 2018 till 2023.
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024,having previously served in the post from April 2022 to August 2023. He is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). Previously in his political career,he served as the chief minister of Punjab three times,making him the longest-serving chief minister of Punjab.
Raja Riaz Ahmed Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously,he was the Punjab Minister for Irrigation and Power and was also the member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 1993 and 2013. He had been the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan from May 2022 till August 2023.
Mian Ghulam Sarwar Khan is a Pakistani politician who was the former Federal Minister for Aviation,in office from 24 May 2019 to 10 April 2022. Prior to this position,he was appointed as Federal Minister for Petroleum on 20 August 2018,but he was shifted to the Aviation Ministry. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan,from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously,he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018. He remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1996.
Begum Ishrat Ashraf is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1985 and 2013.
Inamullah Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from 1993 to 1996 and again from November 2014 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1997 to 1999.
Najaf Abbas Sial was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 and a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2013.
Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1996. He is current chairman of Standing Committee for Kashmir affairs and Gilgit Baltistan.
Sardar Ashiq Hussain Gopang is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan,from June 2013 to May 2018. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 1999.
Syed Asif Saeed Kirmani is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has been a Member of Senate of Pakistan,since July 2017 and served as the Minister of State for Political Affairs.
Ahmed Khan Baloch is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,between 1980 and May 2018.
Ghazanfar Abbas Chheena is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to January 2023. He was also the member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from May 2013 to May 2018.
Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan is a Pakistani politician who is the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab,he assumed office of the Speaker on 24 February 2024. He is also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab having taken oath on 23 February 2024.
Sardar Aamir Talal Khan Gopang is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from May 2013 to May 2018.
Musadik Masood Malik is a Pakistani politician and a Senator from Punjab to the Senate of Pakistan,elected in this capacity on 02 April 2024. He previously held the position of Senator until March 12,2024. He is currently serving the second administration of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif as an in-charge of the Ministry of Energy (MoE). He served as the Federal Minister of Water and Power in Khoso caretaker ministry in 2013. He also serves as Federal Minister for Water Resouorces since April 2024.
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab on to elect the members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 25 July 2018,alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh,Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The remaining two territories of Pakistan,AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan,were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status.
Sardar Ghulam Abbas is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,from 1985 to 1988,and then again from 1993 to 1996.
IPP (2023-present)
PTI (2018-2023)
PMLN (2008-2018)
PML-Q (2002-2008)
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1993) 