Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu

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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start = 2002
| term_end = 2021
| constituency =
| birth_date = {{birth date |1951|11|1|}}
| birth_place = [[Khushab District]]
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
| death_date = March 12, 2021 (age 70)
}}
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'''Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu''' (Urdu:'''ملک محمد وارث کلو ;''' November 1, 1951- March 12, 2021 (age 70 ) also known by the name of '''Waris Shad''' was a Pakistani politician from [[Khushab District]].<ref name="pap">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/898|accessdate=15 January 2018|website=www.pap.gov.pk}}</ref> who was a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], from 2002 to 12 March 2021.

==Early life and education==
'''Waris Kallu''' was born in [[Khushab District]].<ref name="pap" /> He got the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1976 from [[Punjab University Law College]]. He passed [[Central Superior Services|CSS]] examination in 1982.<ref name="pap" />

==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 tge 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 [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-42 (Khushab-IV) in [[2002 Pakistani general election]]. He received 41,863 votes and defeated Sardar Shuja Muhammad Khan, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref>

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 [[2008 Pakistani general election]]. He received 42,093 votes and defeated Syed Zulqarnain Shah, an independent candidate, Syed Zulqarnain Shah.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref>
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 [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency PP-42 (Khushab-IV) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=18 January 2018|work=The News|date=13 May 2013|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 election result |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=12 July 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf |archivedate=26 May 2018 }}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-84 (Khushab-III) in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PML-N to play effective role of opposition in NA, says Ahsan |url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Jul-2018/pml-n-to-play-effective-role-of-opposition-in-na-says-ahsan |accessdate=16 August 2018 |work=The Nation |date=28 July 2018}}</ref> Following his successful election, PML-N named him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chaudhry Parvez Elahi elected Punjab Assembly speaker |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/207611-chaudhry-parvez-elahi-elected-punjab-assembly-speaker |accessdate=16 August 2018 |work=Geo News |date=16 August 2018}}</ref> On 16 August 2018, he received 159 votes and lost the seat to [[Dost Muhammad Mazari]] who secured 187 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI and allies sweep speaker, deputy speaker roles in Punjab and Balochistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427346/pti-and-allies-sweep-speaker-deputy-speaker-roles-in-punjab-and-balochistan |accessdate=16 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=16 August 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-84 (Khushab-III) in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |accessdate=3 September 2018 |work=Samaa TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |archive-date=2018-07-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He died on 12 March 2021 And his son Barrister Malik Muhammad Moazzam Sher Kallu elected as MPA of Thal pp 84 and continue their efforts for the progress of the Thal.

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[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2002–2007]]
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[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2018–2023]]

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