Key stances

• Supports the federation of Pakistan rather than nationalist ideologies.

• Strongly urged decisive action against militants and believes the writ of the state must be maintained at all costs.

• Had stressed the need to resolve the Panama Papers leaks scandal in parliament before it went to the Supreme Court

• Is critical of judicial interference in civil affairs.

• Opposes use of religion to advance political objectives.

• Supported dialogue with militants on the condition that the army would not be involved.

• Condemned Mashal Khan's murder on concocted blasphemy charges, terming it barbaric, and joined other lawmakers calling for a correction of blasphemy laws to prevent their abuse.

• Believed Nawaz Sharif had lost the right to rule after being accused of corruption in the Panama Papers scandal.

• Had defended army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa's commentary on the state of the economy.

• Supported the KP-Fata merger

• Supports the idea of a south Punjab province but opposes demand for province carved out of urban Sindh