Independent National Assembly member, Jamshed Dasti will support Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) presidential candidate Mamnoon Hussain in the August 30 presidential elections as a result of an understanding between Dasti and the PML-N. In return, the PML-N will provide a clear win for Jamshed Dasti's brother in the NA-177 by-elections by withdrawing its candidate from the constituency. Jamshed Dasti had previously also voted from PML-N's Nawaz Sharif in the prime minister elections.