He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-125 (Lahore-X) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 1993 general election.[1] He received 28,068 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.[2] In the same election, he was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-96 (Lahore-V) as a candidate of PML-N. He secured 55,867 votes and defeated Yousuf Salahuddin.[3] He vacated the National Assembly seat and retained his Provincial Punjab Assembly seat.[4] Shortly after the election, he was elected Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab.[5] During his tenure as leader of the opposition, he remained in the United Kingdom for some years due for medical treatment. In his absence, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was made acting leader of the opposition in the Punjab Assembly.[23][24] His term as Member of the Punjab Assembly and the Leader of the Opposition prematurely ended in November 1996[7] when the assemblies were dissolved.[13][8]