Abdul Hayi Dasti Explained

Abdul Hayi Dasti
Office:	Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:	15 August 2018
Constituency:	PP-270 Muzaffargarh-III
Nationality:	Pakistani
Relatives:	Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti (grand father) Amjad Hamid Khan Dasti (uncle) Tehmina Dasti (cousin)
Party:	IPP (2023-present)
Term End:	14 January 2023
Otherparty:	PTI (2018-2023)

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.

Political career

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]

Notes and References

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