Jamshed Dasti

Jamshed Dasti
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
3 June 2013
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Awami Raj Party[1]

Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti (Urdu: جمشید احمد خان دستی‎) is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on ticket of Pakistan People's Party from NA-178 Muazaffargarh-III in Pakistani general election, 2008.[2][3][4]

In 2010, he resigned from the National Assembly for possessing a fake BA degree[5] after which the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered him to present his graduation degree.[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-178 in by-election held in 2010.[7]

In 2012, he quit PPP.[8]

In April 2013 Dasti was sentenced to 3 years in prison and 5,000 Rupees fine for presenting a fake graduation degree during the 2008 election. Following the court verdict he was arrested from outside the courtroom. On foreseeing the court verdict he announced his decision of not contesting in the general elections of 2013 a day earlier the court announced the verdict.[6] On 10 April 2013, the Multan bench of Lahore High Court heard Dasti's appeal and overturned his conviction of 3 years and 5000 Rs fine hence paving the way for him to contest the elections.[9]

In 2013, he joined Pakistan Muslim League (N).[10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from NA-177 Muazaffargarh-II and NA-178 Muazaffargarh-III in Pakistani general election, 2013.[3][11][4]

Controversies

He was nominated as accused in a murder case in 2015.[12]

In June 2017, Dasati was arrested while he was returning to Muzzafargarh from Islamabad, for allegedly opening a water canal forcibly in Muzzaffargarh,[13] to irrigate the farming lands. His bail request was approved by ATC a few days later.[14]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.dawn.com/news/1342119. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Jamshed Dasti parts ways with PPP". DAWN.COM. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Dasti clinches Muzaffargarh's NA-178". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Raza, Malik Tahseen (6 July 2015). "Dasti’s ‘PTI dream’ yet to be realised". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gilani`s brother in run for NA-178". DAWN.COM. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Fake degrees: Former lawmakers fall like ninepins". DAWN.COM. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dasti, Jutt take oath in NA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jamshed Dasti quits PPP". DAWN.COM. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "LHC overturns Jamshed Dasti's conviction". DAWN.COM. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Report, Dawn (18 May 2013). "Dasti also joins party: Legharis pledge allegiance to Nawaz League". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  11. ↑ Newspaper, From the (13 May 2013). "From stronghold to nightmare". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  12. ↑ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (16 June 2017). "Dasti granted bail in murder case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "MNA Jamshed Dasti arrested for opening gate of canal". The Nation.
  14. ↑ Court approves MNA Jamshed Dasti's bail
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