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Lodhran
Lodhran (), 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 River or the Satluj River is a major river in Asia, flowing through China, India and Pakistan, and is the longest of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It is also known as ''Satadru''; and is the easternmost tributary of t .... Lodhran is famous for its cotton crop and mangoes. Demographics Population According to 2023 census, Lodhran had a population of 144,512. Development projects The federal government spent Rs. 5.6 billion on 53 development schemes in the Public Health Engineering sector. These schemes involved building and fixing water supply systems, sewage treatment plants, and drainage systems in different areas, with the aim of improving access to clean water and sanitation, especially in remote and underprivileged regions. The government allocated Rs. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lodhran District
Lodhran District (), is a district in the province of 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, Khanewal and Vehari, to the south by 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 in 1991. It has the lowest 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 2,778 square kilometres and is subdivided into three tehsils ( Lodhran, Kahror Pakka and Dunyapur) which contain a total of 73 Union Councils: Demographics As of the 2023 census, Lodhran district has 323,866 households and a population of 1,928,299. The district has a sex ratio of 107.26 males to 100 females a ... [...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 October 2002. Nawab Aman Ullah Khan of PML-Q won by 94,651 votes. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 February 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 Tareen won thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multan Division
Multan Division is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. It was created during British colonial rule in South Asia in the 19th century. It includes 4 districts: Khanewal, Lodhran, Vehari and Multan and 15 Tehsils. Its recorded population was just over 1.40 crores in 2023. History Multan Division was created during the British colonial rule in South Asia. During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed districts of Multan Division up till 1982 when new Dera Ghazi Khan Division was formed. Sahiwal region was part of the division till 2008 when a separate Sahiwal division was created. The division laid 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 river 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 the hill station o ... [...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. By-Election 2010 Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju Independent 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 repr .... Election 2018 General elections were held on 25 July 2018. Election 2024 General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Rana Muhammad Faraz Noon initially won the election and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahangir Khan Tareen
Jahangir Khan Tareen () (born 4 July 1953) is a Pakistani industrialist and politician who is the founder of JDW Sugar Mills, also known as JDW Group, a conglomerate specializing in the manufacturing and sale of sugar and associated products, ethanol(bio-fuels) production, power generation, transmission and sales, sugar cane farms, and aircraft operations and maintenance services. Jahangir Tareen is also the chairman and owner of JK Group, a conglomerate specializing in manufacturing and sale of sugar and associated products, milk production, processing and sales, power generation, transmission and sales, production and sales of fruits and agricultural produce, granite mining and sales, PepsiCo Multan franchise and PSL Multan Sultans' franchise. 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 ente ... [...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 fo ... [...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 had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. 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 the 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Pakistan
The districts of Pakistan () are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below administrative units of Pakistan, provinces and divisions of Pakistan, divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government in Pakistan, local government. In total, there are 169 districts in Pakistan, including 10 districts in list of districts in Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir and 14 districts in list of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan., excluding Islamabad Capital Territory. These districts are further divided into ''list of tehsils in Pakistan, tehsils and union councils of Pakistan, 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, bringing the total to 126. With 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 Karach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rao Sardar Ali Khan
Rao Sardar Ali Khan (; 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), following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Muhammad Shafiq
Mian Muhammad Shafiq Arain () is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. 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 the 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 the 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Cities In Pakistan
This is a list showing the most populous cities in Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan. City populations found in this list only refer to the population found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonment, if exists (except for Gujranwala and Okara). The census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the four provinces of Pakistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory, and from the Planning & Development Department of Azad Jammu Kashmir (PND AJK) for cities of Azad Kashmir. As of the 2023 Pakistani census, there are two megacities, ten million-plus cities, in Pakistan. Overall 127 cities of the country, have a population of over 100,000. Of these 127 cities, 81 are located in the country's most populous province, Punjab, 22 in Sindh, 13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8 in Balochistan, two in Azad Kashmir, and one is the Islamabad Capital Territory itself. It is unknown whether Gilgit-Baltistan has any city with over 100,000 people or not, as 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Largest Cities Of Pakistan
This is a list showing the most populous city, cities in Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan. City populations found in this list only refer to the population found within the City limits, city's defined limits and any adjacent Cantonments (Pakistan), cantonment, if exists (except for Gujranwala and Okara, Pakistan, Okara). The census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the four provinces of Pakistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory, and from the Planning & Development Department of Azad Jammu Kashmir (PND AJK) for cities of Azad Kashmir. As of the 2023 Pakistani census, there are two Megacity, megacities, ten million-plus cities, in Pakistan. Overall 127 cities of the country, have a population of over 100,000. Of these 127 cities, 81 are located in the country's most populous province, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, 22 in Sindh, 13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8 in Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, two in Azad Kashmir, and one is the Islamabad Capital Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
