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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Darshan Punshi
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = Reserved seat for minorities
| term_start1 = 2008
| term_end1 = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 = Reserved seat for minorities
|office2 = [[Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination|Minister of State for Inter Provincial Coordination]]
| term_start2 = 4 August 2017
| term_end2 = 31 May 2018
|primeminister2 = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
|president2 = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Darshan Punshi''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|درشن پنشی}}}}) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], since August 2018. Previously he was member of the [[National Assembly]] from 2008 to May 2018. He served as [[Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination|Minister of State for Inter Provincial Coordination]], in [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018.

==Political career==
Punshi was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] on a seat reserved for minorities as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) in the [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Assembly of Pakistan|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/former.php?id=1|website=www.na.gov.pk|access-date=30 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319104625/http://www.na.gov.pk/en/former.php?id=1|archive-date=19 March 2015}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a seat reserved for minorities in the [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Women, minority seats allotted|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1014677|access-date=7 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=29 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205110/https://www.dawn.com/news/1014677|archive-date=7 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Is the NA apathetic towards minority issues?|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1133565|access-date=7 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 September 2014|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308044428/https://www.dawn.com/news/1133565|archive-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination.<ref>{{cite news|title=40 state-of-the-art hospitals to be constructed in 3 years, NA told|url=http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/16-Dec-2016/40-state-of-the-art-hospitals-to-be-constructed-in-3-years-na-told|access-date=23 August 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217130848/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/16-Dec-2016/40-state-of-the-art-hospitals-to-be-constructed-in-3-years-na-told|archive-date=17 December 2016}}</ref>

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of [[Abbasi ministry|Abbasi]].<ref name="app/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|access-date=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archive-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="pakistantoday/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|access-date=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He is believed to be the first Hindu federal cabinet member in Pakistan in 25 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan's new PM Abbasi forms Cabinet with an eye to 2018 poll|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistans-new-pm-abbasi-forms-cabinet-with-an-eye-to-2018-poll|access-date=4 August 2017|work=The Straits Times|date=4 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174930/http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistans-new-pm-abbasi-forms-cabinet-with-an-eye-to-2018-poll|archive-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He was appointed as the Minister of State for Inter Provincial Coordination.<ref>{{cite news|title=Portfolios of federal, state ministers|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|access-date=5 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805133715/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|archive-date=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|access-date=26 September 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 September 2017}}</ref> Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Punshi ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Inter Provincial Coordination.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for minorities in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1426560/list-of-mnas-elected-on-reserved-seats-for-women-minorities |access-date=12 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=12 August 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Abbasi Cabinet}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018]]
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[[Category:Pakistani Hindus]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023]]

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