[4] He was active in the Khatme Nabuwwat movement against the Ahmadiyya under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and was later jailed under General Zia-ul-Haq's martial law.

He received 15,965 votes and defeated Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan Jogezai, a candidate of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP).

[6] He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-264 (Zhob-cum-Killa Saifullah) in 2002 Pakistani general election.

[7] He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of MMA from Constituency NA-264 (Zhob-cum-Sherani-cum-Killa Saifullah) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.

[10] He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan[5] and was made chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology[11] with the status of federal minister in 2010[8][12] for three years.