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Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu (

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, ; November 1, 1951 – March 12, 2021), also known by the name of Waris Shad, was a Pakistani politician from

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. who was a Member of the

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, from 2002 to 12 March 2021.

Early life and education

Waris Kallu was born in

. He got the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1976 from Punjab University Law College. He passed CSS examination in 1982.

Political career

He started his political career under the mentorship of ex provincial minister Malik Khuda Baksh Tiwana and his independent "Awami group". He was considered to be the right-hand man of the senior minister as he introduced him into politics of Khushab as Mr. Kallu had no previous history in politics and worked in a bank. He was elected to the

as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-42 (Khushab-IV) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

. He received 41,863 votes and defeated Sardar Shuja Muhammad Khan, a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League" (officially registered as the Pakistan Muslim League) is a political party in Pakistan. As of the 2024 parliamentary e ...

(PML-Q). He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate of Awami group from Constituency PP-42 (Khushab-IV) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 42,093 votes and defeated Syed Zulqarnain Shah, an independent candidate, Syed Zulqarnain Shah. However, after winning the elections under Awami group's platform the 2008 elections, he left his political mentor Malik Khuda Baksh Tiwana and joined the rival group of Malik Shakir Basheer Awan. Since 2008, he has been a critic of Tiwanas i.e. the people who taught him politics and in 2013 contested elections against them. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of

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(PML-N) from Constituency PP-42 (Khushab-IV) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 50,616 votes on PMLN ticket and defeated an independent candidate, Malik Khuda Bukhsh Tiwana who received 50,148 votes. The results of this election remain controversial as despite winning by a narrow margin of 300 votes, there was no re counting. His rivals accuse him of rigging and the case was won by Malik waris kallu with his son Barrister Moazzam sher kallu in The Supreme Court of the Pakistan. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-84 (Khushab-III) in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. Following his successful election, PML-N named him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. On 16 August 2018, he received 159 votes and lost the seat to Dost Muhammad Mazari who secured 187 votes. He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-84 (Khushab-III) in the

. He died on 12 March 2021 And his son Barrister Moazzam sher kallu was elected as the member of the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kallu, Malik Muhammad Waris 1951 births 2021 deaths Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) Punjab University Law College alumni People from Khushab District Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 Punjab MPAs 2018–2023