Abdul Hayi Dasti is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.

Abdul Hayi Dasti
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-270 Muzaffargarh-III
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political party IPP (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
PTI (2018-2023)
RelativesAbdul Hamid Khan Dasti (grand father)
Amjad Hamid Khan Dasti (uncle)
Tehmina Dasti (cousin)

Political career edit

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-270 (Muzaffargarh-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[1]

He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following his election.[2]

On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and was appointed as advisor to the Chief Minister on agriculture.[3]

On 18 May 2023, he left the PTI due to the 2023 Pakistani protests.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 September 2018). "Cabinet gets four advisers, five special assistants". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ Web Desk (2023-05-18). "Former PTI MPAs strongly condemn May 9 violence". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 2023-05-18.