Khalid Gill writes about late Peter John Sohtra

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Toronto, Canada: June 22, 2013 (PCP) Peter John Sohtra died in this month in city of Liverpool in UK, away from his home country Pakistan where he grew up and enjoyed very powerful life as Christian politician. He was a Catholic Christian and always supported by Catholic Church of Pakistan Diocese of Faisalabad. Mr. Khalid Gill, Chief Organizer of APMA, wrote a special note about late Peter John sohtra on intimation of Pakistan Christian Post PCP that Christian may know more about him. Mr. Gill writes; Peter John Sohtra Advocate son of Ch. Sohan was born in Christian Town (Gujar Basti) in Lyallpur city of Punjab province. He shifted in 1990 in SAHOTRA HOUSE Warispura, Daud Nagar (Warispura) Faisalabad. He was elected Councilor Municipal Corporation Lyallpur in 1983, under Separate Electorate system. Late peter john Sohtra rise up to be a State Minister of Minorities Affair in Government of Pakistan during Nawaz Sharif government in 1990, when he won election of Member of National Assembly. Before it he was Parliamentary Secretary of Social Welfare in Punjab government and elected member of National Assembly in 1997, but during Musharraf Regime he took refuge in UK. His son Joel Amir Sohtra was also elected as Member District Assembly Faisalabad and Nominated MPA in 2002 -2008 and 2008 -13 in the current electoral system in Pakistan. He also became Coordinator Minority Advisory Council, Govt, of Punjab and Parliamentary Secretary Minority Affairs Punjab Peter John Sohtra died in UK but he was buried in city of Faisalabad, Pakistan, where thousands of mourners attended his funeral services.

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