[8] In April 2013 Dasti was sentenced to 3 years in prison and 5,000 Rupees fine for presenting a fake graduation degree during the 2008 election.

[6] On 10 April 2013, the Multan bench of Lahore High Court heard Dasti's appeal and overturned his conviction of 3 years and 5000 Rs fine hence paving the way for him to contest the elections.

[10] He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from NA-177 Muazaffargarh-II and NA-178 Muazaffargarh-III in the 2013 Pakistani general election.

[12] In the 2018 Pakistani general election he ran from NA-182 Muzaffargarh-II, NA-184 Muzaffargarh-IV, and NA-185 Muzaffargarh-V as a candidate of the Awami Raj Party.

[15] In June 2017, Dasati was arrested while he was returning to Muzzafargarh from Islamabad, for allegedly opening a water canal forcibly in Muzzaffargarh,[16] to irrigate the farming lands.