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Lodhran
Lodhran ( ur, ), is a city and the capital of Lodhran District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 81st largest city. It is located on the northern side of River Sutlej The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the In .... Lodhran is famous for its cotton crop and mangoes. Administration As well as being district capital, Lodhran is the administrative centre of Lodhran tehsil, which is subdivided into 28 Union Councils. Notable people *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lodhran District
Lodhran District ( skr, ), is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan, with the city of Lodhran as its capital. Located on the northern side of the River Sutlej, it is bounded to the north by the districts of Multan District, Multan, Khanewal District, Khanewal and Vehari District, Vehari, to the south by Bahawalpur District, Bahawalpur, to the east lie the districts of Vehari and Bahawalpur; while district Multan lies on the western side. Lodhran was split off as a separate district from Multan District, Multan in 1991. It has the lowest List of Pakistani Districts by Human Development Index, Human Development Index of all districts in Punjab, and is among the thirty poorest districts in Pakistan. It is a well-known cotton-growing area. Administrative divisions Lodhran District is spread over an area of 1,790 square kilometres and is subdivided into three tehsils (Lodhran Tehsil, Lodhran, Kahror Pacca Tehsil, Kahror Pakka and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NA-161 (Lodhran-II)
NA-155 (Lodhran-II) () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the Lodhran Tehsil along with some areas of the Dunyapur Tehsil. Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Nawab Aman Ullah Khan of PML-Q won by 94,651 votes. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch of PML-Q won by 81,983 votes. Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch (independent candidate) won by securing 86,177 votes and became the member of National Assembly. Jahangeer Khan Tareen (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) got 72,089 votes. Syed Muhammad Rafi Ud Din Bukhari (PML N) was third with 45,406 votes. By-election 2015 A by-election was held in this constituency after the disqualification of Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch due to rigging allegations. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Jahangir Khan Tareen won this seat with 138719 votes, while PML-N's Sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NA-160 (Lodhran-I)
NA-154 (Lodhran-I) () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Muhammad Akhtar Khan Kanju of PML-Q won by 103,209 votes. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Hayatullah Khan Tareen of PPP won by 50,490 votes. Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju of PML-N won by 85,452 votes and became the member of National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r .... Election 2018 See also * NA-153 (Multan-VI) * NA-155 (Lodhran-II) References External links Election results official website NA-155 {{PunjabPK-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahangir Khan Tareen
Jahangir Khan Tareen (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani business magnate who is the majority shareholder & CEO of JDW Group, a Conglomerate specialised in Sugar Manufacturing and has four sugar units, Biomass (Bagasse) Cogeneration which has two power units, Paper manufacturing, Sugarcane Corporate Farming on 30,000 acres of land, and Aviation services. Jahangir Tareen is also the Chairman and owner of J.K Group, a Conglomerate specialised in Sugar Manufacturing, and has two sugar units, Milk Production & Processing, and Sugarcane Corporate Farming. He is also the Chairman and owner of United Foods Pvt Ltd (Ali Tareen Farms, Lodhran) and Indus Mining. Khan has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan thrice between 2002 and 2017. Born in Comilla, Tareen was educated at the Forman Christian College in Lahore, and later attended the University of North Carolina. Prior to entering politics, he had been a lecturer and banker. Tareen began his political career in 2002. He serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddique Khan Kanju
Mohammad Siddiq Khan Kanju (born in Alipur Kanju village, Kahror Pacca), Lodhran district in Punjab province, Pakistan, died in Kahror Pakka in July 2001) was a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Education Kanju had his early education from Sadiq Public School in Bahawalpur, after completing his A-levels he went to Government College, Lahore, and graduated in English Literature. Afterward he went to Punjab University, Lahore and obtained an LLB. Politics After completing his law studies he decided to enter politics from his home constituency Kahror Pakka. In the 1977 general elections, he ran for the Provisional Assembly seat, but the elections were postponed. Again in 1985 he became Member of the National Assembly on non-party election, and served as a Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture. The government was dissolved in 1988 and he was appointed as a caretaker Education Minister. During the first Benazir Bhutto government, Kanju f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju
Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju (; born 18 July 1976) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. He served as Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Early life He was born on 18 July 1976. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-155 (Lodhran-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 85,452 votes and defeated Muhammad Akhtar Khan Kanju. He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in May 2013. Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi. He was appointed as the Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. Upon the dissolution of the National Assem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, Balochistan to the south-west and Sindh to the south, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west and Autonomous Territory of AJK to the north. It shares an International border with the Indian states of Rajasthan and Punjab to the east and Indian-administered Kashmir to the north-east. Punjab is the most fertile province of the country as River Indus and its four major tributaries Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab and Sutlej flow through it. The province forms the bulk of the transnational Punjab region, now divided among Pakistan and India. The provincial capital is Lahore — a cultural, modern, historical, economic, and cosmopolitan centre of Pakistan. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rao Sardar Ali Khan
Rao Sardar Ali Khan ( ur, ; born 21 February 1965) is a Pakistani civil servant and police officer who served as inspector-general of police (IGP) of the Punjab Police. He served from 8 September 2021 to 22 July 2022. He is currently serving as IG of Railway Police of Pakistan. Early life and education Rao Sardar Ali Khan was born on 21 February 1965, in Lodhran, Pakistan. His family migrated from Julana, Jind District, Haryana, in 1947. Prior to joining the civil service, he graduated with an MBBS from the King Edward Medical College in Lahore. Career Rao Sardar is a graduate of the 18th Common batch of the Civil Service. He was commissioned in the Police Service of Pakistan in 1990 at the age of 25, as an assistant superintendent of police (ASP). As ASP, he held postings in Quetta and Bannu, before discharging duties as a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) in Quaidabad, Quetta, Samhari, Jafarabad, and Ferozewala. He was promoted to the rank of superintendent (SP), follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan ( ur, ); are the third-order administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government. In total, there are 169 districts in Pakistan including the Capital Territory and the districts of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. These districts are further divided into ''Tehsils, Union Councils''. History In 1947, when Pakistan gained independence there were 124 districts. In 1969, 2 new districts (Tangail and Patuakhali) in East Pakistan were formed totalling to 126. After the Independence of Bangladesh, Pakistan lost 20 of its districts and so there were 106 districts. In 2001, the number was reduced to 102 by the merger of the 5 districts of Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir to form Karachi District. The number of districts rose to 106 again in December 2004, when four new districts were created in the province of Sindh of which one (Umerkot) had existed u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Muhammad Shafiq
Mian Muhammad Shafiq Arain () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Early life and education He was born on 18 November 1956 in Dunyapur Tehsil. He graduated in 1977 from the Government Emerson College and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-207 (Lodhran-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 30,506 votes and defeated Muhammad Aamir Iqbal Shah. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-161 (Lodhran-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2018 Pakistani general election. In November 2018, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Communications. References External links * More reading * List of members of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan The 15th National Assembly of Pakistan is the legisla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multan Division
Multan Division is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. The reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government but the division system was restored again in 2008. Districts It consists of the following districts: History Multan Division was created during the British colonial rule in the South Asia. During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed a district of Multan Division. Sahiwal region was part of the division till 1980s when separate Sahiwal division was created. The division lay between 28°25' and 33°13 N and 69°19' and 73°39 E, the Sutlej divided it from Bahawalpur on the south-east, while the Indus flowed partly through the Division and partly along its border to the west. The headquarters of the Commissioner were at Multan (or in the hot season, at Fort Munro). The Division was abolished in 1884, but reconstituted in 1901. According to the 1881 census of India the population of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rana Arif Kamal Noon
Rana Arif Kamal Noon ( ur, ) is a Pakistani advocate. He was elected as chairman executive, Punjab Bar Council for the term 2009–10. He was previously elected as Member Punjab Bar Council from Lodhran. Rana Arif Kamal made it clear in his era that no one would be allowed to exploit the lawyers for his personal interests. Judgments as Chairman Executive Punjab Bar Council Rana Arif Kamal Noon warned the two rival groups in the Lahore High Court Bar Association of professional misconduct proceedings if any brawl occurs there in future. PBC Executive Committee Chairman Rana Arif Kamal Noon gave the warning during the hearing of a petition against the victory of Nasira Iqbal as the LHCBA president in a controversial by-election. He asked both the sides to stop fighting and wait for the decision of the committee. Former president of the Lahore High Court Bar Association, Ahmad Awais, appeared on behalf of Nasira Iqbal and extended his arguments on the by-election and questioned the j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
