LAHORE, Feb 18 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari, Wednesday, visited the residence of former Punjab chief minister late Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo to convey condolences and express sympathies with the bereaved family.
The president met Begum Perveen Wattoo, the children of the late Wattoo and other members of the family and conveyed his condolences, President Secretariat Media Wing said in a press release.
He paid tribute to Mian Wattoo’s political services to the country and the province, noting his roles as chief minister of Punjab, speaker of Punjab Assembly and federal minister.
He said the late leader had rendered valuable service to democracy and national unity.
Recalling his longstanding ties with Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, President Zardari said he shared the family’s grief and that his thoughts were with them in this difficult time.
He encouraged the children of the late leader to follow their father’s footsteps and play a constructive role in the politics of Punjab and Pakistan, and to work for strengthening the Pakistan Peoples Party in the province.
The president offered Fateha and prayed for the departed soul’s elevation in Jannah.
Later, the president met party leaders at Wattoo House, where he discussed organisational matters relating to the party and reviewed the current political situation, with particular focus on the province of Punjab.
Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, Governor Punjab; Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, Secretary General PPP, Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri, Shahzad Saeed Cheema, Makhdoom Usman Mahmood and Syed Hassan Murtaza, General Secretary PPP Central Punjab, were also present on the occasion.