The two Leaders of Opposition in the National Assembly cumulatively attended 33 out of 84 sittings (39 percent) of the Lower House during the second parliamentary year

However, the office of the Leader of the Opposition remained vacant for nearly five months, during which 32 sittings of the House were held. The Assembly held a total of 84 plenary sittings during the second year, spread over 11 sessions.

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Omar Ayub served as Leader of the Opposition until his disqualification as a Member of the National Assembly on August 5, 2025. During the second parliamentary year, he remained in office for 40 sittings. He attended 21 of those 40 sittings (53 percent).

Following Omar Ayub’s disqualification, the office of the Leader of the Opposition remained vacant until January 16, 2026. During this period, the House held 32 sittings without an officially notified Leader of the Opposition.

Mahmood Khan Achakzai was notified as Leader of the Opposition on January 16, 2026. He attended all 12 sittings held since his assuming the office. Prior to January 16, he attended 51 sittings as sole MNA and parliamentary leader of his party Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP). Throughout the second year, he attended 63 out of 84 sittings (75 percent).

Following are listed the dates when Omary Ayub attended the House along with any verbal contributions that he made on floor of the House.

  • March 12, 2025: Inaugurated the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President and spoke for about 1 hour 2 minutes.
  • April 9, 2025: Raised points of order regarding government policies for 25 minutes.
  • May 5, 2025: Contributed to the discussion on Motion under Rule 259 regarding Indian attempts to link Pakistan with the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and India’s unlawful unilateral declaration to hold the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, for about 56 minutes.
  • May 6, 2025: Informed the Chair that his previous day’s speech was not streamed live and censored and pointed out the non-availability of ministers in the House, speaking for 8 minutes.
  • June 13, 2025: Participated in the discussion on the federal budget for the fiscal year 2025–2026 for 2 hours 43 minutes.
  • June 14, 2025: Spoke on international oil price increase and its impact on the current account deficit and depreciation of the Pakistani Rupee for 4 minutes.
  • June 23, 2025: Participated in a discussion for the consideration of Senate recommendations on the federal budget for the fiscal year 2025–2026, speaking for 17 minutes.
  • June 24, 2025: Participated in the discussion on the cut motions on Defence Division’s Demands for Grants in federal budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026, speaking for 15 minutes.
  • June 25, 2025: Participated in the discussion on the cut motions on Finance Division’s Demands for Grants, speaking for 13 minutes.
  • June 25, 2025: Raised points of order regarding expunged words from debates, speaking for two minutes.
  • June 26, 2025: Participated in the discussion during consideration and passage of the Finance Bill, 2025, speaking for seven minutes.
  • June 27, 2025: Raised points of order regarding arrest of Ejaz Ahmad Chaudhary, ex-member and brother of Haji Imtiaz, speaking for four minutes.

In addition, he also attended the sittings held on March 11 and 13, 2025, April 7 and 10, 2025, , and June 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, 2025. However, he did not make any oral submission during the proceedings on these dates.

Following are listed the sittings when the incumbent Leader of the Opposition Mahmood Khan Achakzai attended the House after assuming the office on January 16:

  • January 19, 2026: Made his maiden speech as Leader of the Opposition, speaking for 32 minutes.
  • February 2, 2026: Discussed prevailing law and order situation, particularly in Balochistan, for 28 minutes.
  • February 3, 2026: Spoke on a resolution condemning recent incidents of terrorism in Balochistan for one minute.
  • February 9, 2026: Spoke on the suicide bomb blast incident in Tarlai, Islamabad, for 24 minutes.
  • February 11, 2026: Spoke on point of personal explanation for 11 minutes.

In addition, he also attended the sittings held on January 16, 20, 21 and 22, 2026, and February 6, 10 and 12, 2026 but did not speak during the proceedings.