Muhammad Aslam Butt
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Muhammad Aslam Butt (Urdu: محمد اسلم بٹ ) was a Pakistani politician. He remained mayor of Gujranwala city for three consecutive terms.{{Cite web |title=Muhammad Aslam Butt |url=https://www.politicpk.com/tag/muhammad-aslam-butt/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Political and Sports News |language=en-US}}
Political career
He was elected mayor of Municipal Corporation Gujranwala from 1980 to 1983,1983 to 1987, then from 1988 to 1991.{{Cite web |title=Page 108 – Gujranwala Gazetteer |url=https://gazetteers.punjab.gov.pk/uploads/flipbooks/gujranwala/2020/files/basic-html/page108.html |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=gazetteers.punjab.gov.pk}} He has done tremendous work for the city and its people during his tenure. In 1983, he acquired 247 state kanals for the construction of a zoo in the city that wasn't completed due to some officials' mishandling; later, a case was registered against the involved.{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=The Newspaper's |date=20 July 2019 |title=26 revenue, municipality officials called in ACE zoo land scam inquiry |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1495025 |access-date=2022-11-18 |newspaper=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}} He is the creator of the international cricket ground known as Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala, where Record-breaking Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar made his ODI cricket debut in 1989.{{Cite web |title=Sachin Tendulkar Debut and last played matches in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sachin-tendulkar-35320/matches |access-date=2022-11-18 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} He has created many landmarks in the city. The most notable are the Municipal corporation building, Quaid-e-Azam Divisional Public school, Jannat Bibi Park, Gulshan-e-Iqbal park, Jinnah library, taxi stand and Liaquat park.{{Cite web |date=5 March 2007 |title=Taxi drivers' rally against grabbers |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/235926/taxi-drivers-rally-against-grabbers |access-date=2022-11-18 |newspaper=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}
His son, Engineer Muhammad Ashraf butt, has been elected as a provincial member assembly of Punjab in bi-elections.{{Cite web |title=Punjab Assembly {{!}} Members – Members' Directory |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/9/188 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=pap.gov.pk}}
A road in the city named Gurunanakpura was renamed in honour of Mayor Muhammad Aslam Butt by the local government paying tribute to his services in Gujranwala.{{Cite web |title=Roznama Dunya Gujranwala EDITION 05 January 2023 {{!}}Daily Dunya ePaper{{!}}Roznama Dunya{{!}} Urdu Newspaper {{!}} Daily Urdu News |url=https://e.dunya.com.pk/index.php?e_name=GUJ&edate=2023-01-05&page=28 |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=e.dunya.com.pk}}
Death
He died in his hometown Gujranwala, at 85, as he was ill for many years.{{Cite web |title=Muhammad Aslam Butt |url=https://www.politicpk.com/tag/muhammad-aslam-butt/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Political and Sports News |language=en-US}}
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Category:20th-century Pakistani politicians
Category:People from Gujranwala
Category:Mayors of places in Pakistan