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NA-129 (Lahore-XIII)
NA-129 Lahore-XIII () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Farid Ahmad Paracha of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal won by 30,326 votes. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Mian Marghoob Ahmad of PML-N won by 72,227 votes. Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmad of PML-N won by 114,474 votes and became the member of National Assembly. Election 2018 General elections were held on 25 July 2018. Election 2024 General elections are to be held on 8 February 2024. See also *NA-128 Lahore-XII NA-128 Lahore-XII () is a newly-created constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the Model Town Tehsil along with areas of Lahore Cantonment Tehsil, Walton Cantonment and Lahore City Tehsil. Members of Parliam ... * NA-130 Lahore-XIV References External links Election results officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Pakistan
The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upper house). The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), of which 272 are directly elected members and 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. A political party or a coalition must secure 172 seats to obtain and preserve a majority. Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial and economic hubs, with an estimated GDP ( PPP) of $84 billion as of 2019. It is the largest city as well as the historic capital and cultural centre of the wider Punjab region,Lahore Cantonment globalsecurity.org and is one of Pakistan's most , progressiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Ahmad Paracha
Farid Ahmad Paracha (ڈاکٹر فرید احمد پراچہ) (born November 10, 1949) is a Pakistani Politician, businessman and a naib ameer (vice-president) of Jamaat-e-Islami. He also served as member of the 12th National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007 and Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1990 to 1993. Early life and education Paracha was born on November 10, 1949, in Bhera, Sargodha. He earned his LL.B degree in 1975, M.A. in 1976 and Ph.D. degree from University of the Punjab The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ... in 2005. Books * '' Mere Rehnuma, Mere Humnawa'' (2023) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Paracha, Farid Ahmad Living people 1949 births Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007 Punjab MPAs 1990–1993 University of the Punjab alumni Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
The Muttahida Majlis–e–Amal (MMA; Urdu: , "United Council of Action") is a political alliance consisting of conservative, Islamist, religious, and far-right parties of Pakistan. Naeem Siddiqui (the founder of Tehreek e Islami) proposed such an alliance of all the religious parties back in the 1990s. Qazi Hussain Ahmad endeavored for it and due to his efforts, it was formed in 2002 in a direct opposition to the policies led by President Pervez Musharraf to support for the War in Afghanistan. The alliance more densely consolidated its position during the nationwide general elections held in 2002. The JUI(F) led by its leader, the cleric Fazl-ur-Rahman, retained the most of the political momentum in the alliance, still some portion of the leadership comes from the JI. The MMA retained the provisional government of Khyber–Pakhtunkhwa and remained in alliance with PMLQ in Balochistan. Much public criticism and disapproval nonetheless grew against the alliance. Despite i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Marghoob Ahmad
Mian Marghoob Ahmad is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from June 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. Early life and education He was born on 1 January 1959 in Lahore. He has completed graduation. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 72,227 votes and defeated Aurangzeb Shaafi Burki, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-151 (Lahore-XV) but was unsuccessful. He received 7 votes and lost the seat to Ijaz Ahmed Khan, a candidate of PML-N. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PML-N
The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), it is one of the three major political parties of the country. The party was founded by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after the dissolution of Islamic Democratic Alliance in 1993. The party's platform is generally conservative, which involves supporting free markets, deregulation, lower taxes and private ownership. Although the party historically supported social conservatism, in recent years, the party’s political ideology and platform has become more liberal on social and cultural issues. One of several continuing factions of the original Muslim League, the seeds of the party were sown following the 1985 Elections when the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Khan Junejo organised the supporters of President Zia-ul-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Pakistan)
The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upper house). The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), of which 272 are directly elected members and 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. A political party or a coalition must secure 172 seats to obtain and preserve a majority. Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the constitution, the 70 seats reserved for women and religious minorities ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Pakistani General Election
General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim League led by Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Peoples Party led by Bilawal Bhutto. The PTI won the most seats in the National Assembly but fell short of a majority; the party subsequently formed a coalition government with several smaller parties. At the provincial level, the PTI remained the largest party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP); the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) retained its dominance in Sindh and the newly formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) emerged as the largest party in Balochistan. In Punjab, the result was a hung parliament with the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) winning the most seats. However, after several independents MPAs joined the PTI, the latter became the largest party and was able to form a government. Opinion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammad Azhar
Muhammad Hammad Azhar () is a Pakistani politician from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He was elected from NA-126 (Lahore-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election and remained a member of National Assembly of Pakistan between August 2018 to April 2022. He served in various ministerial positions in Imran Khan ministry between 2018 and April 2022. He served as Ministry of Energy (Power Division), Energy Minister of Pakistan and Minister of Finance (Pakistan), Finance Minister of Pakistan between 16 April 2021 to 3 April 2022 and 29 March 2021 to 16 April 2021 respectively. He also served as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs (10 July 2019 to 5 April 2020), Federal Minister of Industries and Production(6 April 2020 to 6 March 2021), Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Minister of State for Revenue (11 September 2018 to 9 July 2019) and Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Federal Minister for Revenue (8 July 2019 to 9 July 2019). Early life and educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmed
Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmad (; born 8 September 1957) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2002 to 2013. Early life and education He was born on 8 September 1957 in Lahore. He earned the degree of Bachelor of Commerce in 1982 from University of the Punjab. Political career He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 131 votes and lost the seat to Farid Ahmad Paracha, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal. In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV). He received 18,197 votes and defeated Asghar Ali Gill, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q). He was re-elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
