itu ency ▁NA - 1 7 2 ▁( D era ▁Gh azi ▁Khan - II ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Pak ist ani ▁general ▁election , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁He ▁received ▁ 4 1 , 8 9 4 ▁votes ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁Far oo q ▁Leg h ari . ▁ ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁P ML - N ▁from ▁Const itu ency ▁NA - 1 7 2 ▁( D era ▁Gh azi ▁Khan - II ) ▁in ▁by - e lection ▁held ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁He ▁received ▁ 4 1 , 8 9 4 ▁votes ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁Aw ais ▁Leg h ari . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁P ML - N ▁from ▁Const itu ency ▁NA - 1 7 2 ▁( D era ▁Gh azi ▁Khan - II ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Pak ist ani ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁received ▁ 4 9 , 2 3 0 ▁votes ▁and ▁defeated ▁Jam al ▁Leg h ari . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Shah id ▁K ha q an ▁Abb asi ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁federal ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Abb asi ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁federal ▁minister ▁for ▁Communic ation ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁nominated ▁by