[2][3] Zehri was the central president of the Pakistan Muslim League's Balochistan branch and a confidant of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif[4] He left the PML-N on 7 November 2020.

[5] On 7 June 2013, Zehri was appointed senior minister of Balochistan with portfolios of communication works, mines, minerals.

On 9 January 2018, due to the imminence of a no-confidence vote against him, Zehri resigned from his post as chief minister to prevent the brewing of a political crisis.

[10][12] In 2013, Zehri defended his constituency on PML-N's platform and was initially named as candidacy for Chief Minister of Balochistan.

[13] On 16 April 2013, Zehri escaped an assassination attempt[14] on his life when his convoy came under a bomb attack in his native Khuzdar district.