▁and ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁began ▁an ▁investigation ▁purs uing ▁in qui ries ▁of ▁As if ' s ▁dual ▁national ity ▁charges . ▁The ▁court ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁him ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁charges ▁pet ition ed ▁against ▁him ; ▁the ▁pet ition er ▁who ▁level led ▁the ▁charges ▁with d rew ▁the ▁accus ations ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁formal ▁ap ology . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Pak ist ani ▁general ▁election , ▁As if ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁National ▁Assembly ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁time . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Water ▁and ▁Power ▁and ▁later ▁given ▁additional ▁port folio ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁under ▁Sh ar if ' s ▁third ▁min istry . ▁As if ' s ▁election ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Te h reek - e - In s af ▁( PT I ), ▁alleg ing ▁him ▁for ▁fake ▁votes . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁dismiss ed ▁this ▁pet ition . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Da wn ▁reported ▁that ▁As if ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁strong ▁support ▁of ▁his ▁K ash mi ri ▁community ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁constitu ency , ▁S ial k ot ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁close ▁to ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁ceased ▁to ▁hold ▁minister ial ▁office ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁when ▁the