▁P ML - N ▁as ▁its ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Pak ist ani ▁Senate ▁election . ▁However ▁the ▁E lection ▁Commission ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁declared ▁all ▁P ML - N ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁election ▁as ▁independent ▁after ▁a ▁r uling ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate ▁on ▁a ▁techn ocrat ▁seat ▁from ▁P un j ab ▁in ▁Senate ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁back ed ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁by ▁P ML - N ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁tre as ury ▁ben ches , ▁led ▁by ▁P ML - N ▁after ▁getting ▁elected . ▁He ▁took ▁o ath ▁as ▁Senator ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁ceased ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Federal ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ation ▁due ▁to ▁res ignation ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁re - indu cted ▁into ▁the ▁federal ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Shah id ▁K ha q an ▁Abb asi ▁and ▁was ▁re - app oint ed ▁as ▁Federal ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ations . ▁Upon ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁on ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁its ▁term ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁K are em ▁ceased ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁office ▁as ▁Federal ▁Minister ▁for ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category