Chairman Special Committee of the National Assembly on Kashmir 2008-13;2013-2018; Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly 2002-08;Member National Assembly 1988-90(JUI-F); 1993-96(JUI-PDA); 2002-07(MMA); 2008-13(JUI-F); 2013-2018(JUI-F);Chairman Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs 1994-96;Amir Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam Pakistan 1985 to date;Secretary General Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam Pakistan 1981-85.