Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan
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Ch.Muhammad Sarwar Khan (d 2003) was a renowned and longest serving Parliamentarian
Member of Parliament
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 in the history of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. He served in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore in eastern Pakistan...

 and National Assembly of Pakistan
National Assembly of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura, which also compromises the President of Pakistan and Senate . The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad...

 from 1951 to 1999. The first direct elections held in Pakistan after independence were for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 10-20 March 1951. He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly in 1951. He was again elected in 1962 and 1964 Provincial Assembly elections in Pakistan.

He was elected as Member of National Assembly of Pakistan in 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections. In 1972 he accompanied Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his...

 for Simla Agreement in India.On 24 December 1981, under Presidential Order (P.O.15 of 1981) a Federal Council (Majlis-e-Shoora) was constituted by then President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.Its members were nominated by the President. Ch. Muhammad Sarwar Khan served in the Federal Council from 1982-1984. In 1997 he was appointed as Chairman Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir
Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir
The Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir is predominantly composed of senior MNAs and Senators of Pakistan. Its fundamental function is to raise the critical issue of Kashmir at national and international level. Its other key feature is its continuous progress in bringing all major political...

 by then Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. He led Kashmir Committee composed of 26 MNA’s from May 1997 to October 1999. Ch.Muhammad Sarwar Khan was a respected Muslim Rajput politician of Rupochack, Narowal
Narowal
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. His father Qasim Khan and uncle Kazim Khan both served in the British Indian army
British Indian Army
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. His grandfather Hashim Khan also served in the British Indian army during World War I
World War I
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 in 58 Rifles Waoghan Regiment. His great grandfather Sazawar Khan died fighting against the British during 1857 Indian Mutiny.His elder son Barrister Mansoor Sarwar Khan is a member of Central Executive Committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
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 which is led by Imran Khan
Imran Khan
Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...

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