Mir Dostain Khan Domki Explained

Mir Dostain Khan Domki (; born 18 March 1974) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018. He served as Minister of State for Science and Technology from August to May 2018 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Early life

He was born on 18 March 1974.^[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-265 (Sibi-cum-Kohlu-cum-Dera Bugti-cum-Hernai) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.^{[2] [3]} He received 17,411 votes and lost the seat to Mir Ahmadan Khan Bugti.^[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-265 (Sibi-cum-Kohlu-cum-Dera Bugti- cum-Harani) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[5] [6]} He received 22,874 votes and defeated Ahmed Jan Khan, a candidate of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party.^[7]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the cabinet of Abbasi^[8] as Minister of State for Science and Technology.^{[9] [10]} In November 2017, he announced to step down from the ministerial office of Science and Technology after Rana Tanveer Hussain was appointed as Federal Minister for Science and Technology.^{[11] [12]} His resignation was not accepted until December 2017.^[13]

In April 2018, he quit PML-N and joined the newly created Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).^[14] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Domki ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Science and Technology.^[15]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an BAP candidate from NA-259 Dera Bugti-cum-Kohlu-cum-Barkhan-cum-Sibbi-cum-Lehri in the 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 11,930 votes and was defeated by Shahzain Bugti, a candidate of the Jamhoori Wattan Party.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Detail Information. 11 July 2017. 21 April 2014. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140421152521/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=265. 21 April 2014.
2. News: As Pakistan goes to polls: Take a peek at some major NA constituencies. 10 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 10 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114952/https://www.dawn.com/news/813877. 5 March 2017.
3. News: Balochistan poll scene turns topsy-turvy. 10 August 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810131553/http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/06-May-2013/balochistan-poll-scene-turns-topsy-turvy. 10 August 2017.
4. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
5. News: 138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data. 6 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161224/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data. 3 February 2017.
6. News: Baloch MNA meets PM Nawaz. 10 August 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810131520/http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Jun-2014/mna-mir-dostain-khan-domki-meets-pm-nawaz. 10 August 2017.
7. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
8. News: Four new ministers take oath at President House. 10 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 10 August 2017. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810170851/https://www.dawn.com/news/1350766/four-new-ministers-take-oath-at-president-house. 10 August 2017.
9. News: Balochistan to become most developed province soon: PM. 17 October 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
10. News: Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune. 26 September 2017. The Express Tribune. 25 September 2017.
11. News: Reporter. A. State minister Dostain Domki resigns. 28 November 2017. DAWN.COM. 28 November 2017.
12. News: Domki's bid to eradicate corruption from ministry leads to his resignation. 28 November 2017. www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
13. News: Abbasi. Kashif. Minister orders probe into NTS affairs. 30 November 2017. DAWN.COM. 30 November 2017.
14. News: Hussain. Javed. Magsi, Kamal, Domki quit PML-N, set to join newly-formed BAP. 5 April 2018. DAWN.COM. 5 April 2018.
15. Web site: Notification . Cabinet division . 1 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf . 1 June 2018.