He served as Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.
[8][9] He was appointed as the Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.
[10][11] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Kanju ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.
[12] He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-160 (Lodhran-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.
[13] Following the 2024 Pakistani general election, the Lahore High Court set aside the notification of Kanju’s win from NA-154 Lodhran-I and declared the petitioner, PTI-backed Rana Muhammad Faraz Noon, as the winner.