NA-120: A picture of neglect?

Geo.tv provides a snapshot of the NA-120constituency, its diversity, history and its many contradictions.

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GEO NEWS

Updated Friday Sep 15 2017

NA-120, a constituency of 321,786 registered voters, cuts through the heart of old Lahore. It stretches from the suburban Gulshan-e-Riaz colony, onto Data Darbar, Anarkali, Ichra and Mozang before finally ending outside the expansive gardens of the Governor House on Mall road.

Although historically considered a stronghold of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, two other parties are casting a long shadow on its streets: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and the Pakistan People’s Party.

As the canvassing continues, Geo.tv provides a snapshot of the constituency, its diversity, history and its many contradictions.

The entrance to Gawalmandi (the old food street), situated in NA-120
Campaign offices and posters of the lesser-known contenders in Nishtar Colony
Campaign offices and posters of the lesser-known contenders in Nishtar Colony
A narrow lane of Anarkali, one of the oldest markets in Lahore.
Flags of the three most prominent parties contesting NA-120 are available at several bookstalls.
 Overflowing garbage cans are a common site in the alleys of old Lahore. 
Construction of the Orange Line Metro train in pockets of NA-120
Party posters plastered outside the Punjab Assembly near Charing Cross.
A PTI camp office near Data Darbar
Dangerous electrical wires dropping onto the pathways near Urdu Bazaar.
A Metro Bus track in old Lahore.
The PML-N political office near Azadi Chowk
 Pakistan People’s Party camp office.
On a main thoroughfare in NA-120.