Mir Dostain Khan Domki

Mir Dostain Khan Domki (Urdu: میر دوستین خان ڈومکی‎; 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.

Mir Dostain Khan Domki
Minister of State for Science and Technology
In office
10 August 2017 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-265 (Sibi-cum-Kohlu-cum-Dera Bugti- cum-Harani)
Personal details
Born (1974-03-18) March 18, 1974
NationalityPakistani

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 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 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]

References
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  3. "Balochistan poll scene turns topsy-turvy". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. "138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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  7. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. "Four new ministers take oath at President House". DAWN.COM. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. "Balochistan to become most developed province soon: PM". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  10. "Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  11. Reporter, A (28 November 2017). "State minister Dostain Domki resigns". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  12. "Domki's bid to eradicate corruption from ministry leads to his resignation". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  13. Abbasi, Kashif (30 November 2017). "Minister orders probe into NTS affairs". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  14. Hussain, Javed (5 April 2018). "Magsi, Kamal, Domki quit PML-N, set to join newly-formed BAP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  15. "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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