The National Assembly Secretariat on Friday issued a notification declaring Mahmood Khan Achakzai, MNA, as the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.
\nAccording to the notification, issued under Rule 39 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, the decision was approved by the Speaker of the National Assembly and has taken effect from Jan 16, 2026.
\nAchakzai, a senior parliamentarian and head of his party, will now assume the constitutional role of the opposition leader in the lower house of parliament.
\nThe position carries key responsibilities, including consultation in important state appointments and playing a central role in parliamentary oversight.
\nThe office of the Leader of the Opposition had remained under discussion in recent weeks amid evolving parliamentary alignments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The National Assembly Secretariat on Friday issued a notification declaring Mahmood Khan Achakzai, MNA, as the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly. According to the notification, issued under Rule 39 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, the decision was approved by the Speaker of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-525929","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n