{"id":54960,"date":"2024-02-01T08:17:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T08:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T08:17:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T08:17:07","slug":"tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \u2014 NA-155.<\/p>\n<p>The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two National Assembly seats (NA-154 and NA-155) and four provincial assembly seats (PP-225, 226, 227, and PP-228).<\/p>\n<p>The district\u2019s political landscape is largely rural and influenced by biradari\/caste-based affiliations. Major political parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), and the Pakistan Peoples\u2019 Party (PPP), have fielded candidates for both national assembly seats. The Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) of Jahangir Khan Tareen, is also contesting on one of the NA seats.<\/p>\n<p>In the NA-154 constituency, which includes Kahror Pakka and Dunyapur city, the main contenders include the PML-N\u2019s Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju, PTI-backed Rana Faraz Ahmad Noon, an independent Akhtar Khan Kanju, and PPP\u2019s Imdad Ullah Abbasi.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1793408\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For the PP-225 seat, which comprises Dunyapur tehsil, the candidates include Zawar Warriach of the PML-N, independent Jahangir Bhutta, and PTI-backed Shazia Hayatullah Tareen.<\/p>\n<p>In PP-226, having major areas of Kahror Pakka tesil, candidates include Shah Muhammad Joyia of the PML-N, PTI-backed Nawab Raziullah Khan and Mahmood Nawaz Joiya, an independent.<\/p>\n<p>For NA-155, IPP\u2019s Jahangir Khan Tareen is contesting against PML-N\u2019s Siddique Khan Baloch, PTI-backed Advocate Iffat Tahira, and PPP\u2019s Rana Azhar Uthera. This constituency includes the Lodhran district headquarters and rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>Political pundits are expecting a tough competition between IPP\u2019s Tareen and PML-N\u2019s Baloch in this constituency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1810153\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For the PP-227 seat, which covers Lodhran city, the candidates include IPP\u2019s Maher Ashraf Siyal, PPP\u2019s Sajjad Rehan, PML-N\u2019s Zubair Khan Baloch, and PTI-backed Nawab Amanullah Khan.<\/p>\n<p>In PP-228, comprising Lodhran\u2019s rural areas, has IPP\u2019s Nazeer Khan Baloch, PML-N\u2019s Syed Rafiuddin Shah Bukhari, and PTI-backed Capt Izzat Javed are candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Local political observers say that tough contests are expected for Lodhran\u2019s both NA seats, with PML-N candidates appearing stronger as compared to other parties\u2019 candidates. He says that Mr Kanju is leading in NA-154, while PTI-backed Mr Noon also appears to be a strong contestant, having won the support of IPP patron-in-chief Mr Tareen.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, in NA-155, Mr Baloch had defeated IPP chief Mr Tareen in 2013 and his son in a 2017 by-election, but Mr Tareen has re-entered the arena with a new party this time, which may affect the voting trend.<\/p>\n<p>They suggest that Mr Baloch\u2019s continuous presence in the constituency and his caste-based votes may benefit him, while Mr Tareen\u2019s absence could affect his vote bank in the area.<\/p>\n<p>In the provincial assembly constituencies, they predict a tough competition between PML-N\u2019s Mr Warraich and PTI-backed Shazia Hayat Tareen in PP-225.<\/p>\n<p>An observer Adnan Joya says that IPP chief Mr Tareen is supporting the PTI-backed Nawab Raziullah against Shah Muhammad Joiya of the PML-N in PP-226.<\/p>\n<p>According to Joya, PML-N\u2019s Zubair Khan Baloch, son of Siddique Khan Baloch, appears to be a stronger candidate than both IPP and PTI-backed candidates in PP-227.<\/p>\n<p>He says that the PML-N\u2019s Syed Rafeeuddin Bukhari, a three-time MPA, was contesting against PTI-backed Izzat Javed Khan and IPP\u2019s Nazeer Khan Baloch in PP-228.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that the PMLN and PTI-backed candidates were stronger than those of the IPP.<\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, February 1st, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>To find your constituency and location of your polling booth, SMS your NIC number (no spaces) to 8300. Once you know your constituency, visit the ECP website <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/ecp.gov.pk\/general-elections-2024\">here<\/a> for candidates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \u2014 NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2024\/02\/01113024320b732.jpg?r=113440","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamabad-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \u2014 NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gias Ul Hassan\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Daily  News Updates- Complete Zila News Updates all over Pakistan - Pakistan News, Daily Urdu News, Local News Pakistan, All District News Pakistan\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \u2014 NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pakistan-News.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pakistan-News.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \u2014 NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pakistan-News.png\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#blogposting\",\"name\":\"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen\",\"headline\":\"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/giasulhassan\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i.dawn.com\\\/large\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/01113024320b732.jpg?r=113440\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Islamabad News\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/category\\\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Pakistan Metropolitan Ilaqa News\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/category\\\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pakistan Metropolitan Ilaqa News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/category\\\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/category\\\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\\\/islamabad-news\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Islamabad News\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/category\\\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\\\/islamabad-news\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Islamabad News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/category\\\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\\\/islamabad-news\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/category\\\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Pakistan Metropolitan Ilaqa News\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/category\\\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\\\/islamabad-news\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Islamabad News\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pakistan Daily  News Updates- Complete Zila News Updates all over Pakistan\",\"description\":\"Pakistan News, Daily Urdu News, Local News Pakistan, All District News Pakistan\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Pakistan-News.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#organizationLogo\",\"width\":191,\"height\":78,\"caption\":\"Pakistan-News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#organizationLogo\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/giasulhassan\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/giasulhassan\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gias Ul Hassan\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen\",\"description\":\"LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \\u2014 NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/giasulhassan\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/giasulhassan\\\/#author\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i.dawn.com\\\/large\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/01113024320b732.jpg?r=113440\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#mainImage\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\\\/#mainImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Pakistan Daily  News Updates- Complete Zila News Updates all over Pakistan\",\"description\":\"Pakistan News, Daily Urdu News, Local News Pakistan, All District News Pakistan\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen","description":"LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \u2014 NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two","canonical_url":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#blogposting","name":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen","headline":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/author\/giasulhassan\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2024\/02\/01113024320b732.jpg?r=113440"},"datePublished":"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Islamabad News"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/#listItem","name":"Pakistan Metropolitan Ilaqa News"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Pakistan Metropolitan Ilaqa News","item":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/islamabad-news\/#listItem","name":"Islamabad News"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/islamabad-news\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"Islamabad News","item":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/islamabad-news\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#listItem","name":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/#listItem","name":"Pakistan Metropolitan Ilaqa News"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#listItem","position":4,"name":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/islamabad-news\/#listItem","name":"Islamabad News"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Pakistan Daily  News Updates- Complete Zila News Updates all over Pakistan","description":"Pakistan News, Daily Urdu News, Local News Pakistan, All District News Pakistan","url":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pakistan-News.png","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#organizationLogo","width":191,"height":78,"caption":"Pakistan-News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#organizationLogo"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/author\/giasulhassan\/#author","url":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/author\/giasulhassan\/","name":"Gias Ul Hassan"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/","name":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen","description":"LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \u2014 NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/author\/giasulhassan\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/author\/giasulhassan\/#author"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2024\/02\/01113024320b732.jpg?r=113440","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#mainImage"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/#mainImage"},"datePublished":"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/","name":"Pakistan Daily  News Updates- Complete Zila News Updates all over Pakistan","description":"Pakistan News, Daily Urdu News, Local News Pakistan, All District News Pakistan","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Pakistan Daily  News Updates- Complete Zila News Updates all over Pakistan - Pakistan News, Daily Urdu News, Local News Pakistan, All District News Pakistan","og:type":"article","og:title":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen","og:description":"LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \u2014 NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two","og:url":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/","og:image":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pakistan-News.png","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pakistan-News.png","article:published_time":"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00","article:modified_time":"2024-02-01T08:17:07+00:00","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:title":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen","twitter:description":"LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat \u2014 NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two","twitter:image":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pakistan-News.png"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"54960","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2024-11-26 10:00:58","updated":"2025-06-07 13:36:05","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/\" title=\"Pakistan Metropolitan Ilaqa News\">Pakistan Metropolitan Ilaqa News<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/islamabad-news\/\" title=\"Islamabad News\">Islamabad News<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tTough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news"},{"label":"Pakistan Metropolitan Ilaqa News","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/"},{"label":"Islamabad News","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/category\/pakistan-metropolitan-ilaqa-news\/islamabad-news\/"},{"label":"Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N\u2019s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/tough-contests-expected-in-lodhran-pml-ns-baloch-may-prove-a-hard-nut-to-crack-for-tareen\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}