Overview

• PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari congratulated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on securing a defence accord with Saudi Arabia, calling it a positive step for both countries.
• He said the agreement strengthens national security, claiming an attack on Pakistan would be treated as an attack on Saudi Arabia.
• He pressed the federal government to issue a prompt global appeal for assistance, noting the United Nations has not yet been approached, and to channel support through the Benazir Income Support Programme.
• He cautioned against politicizing natural disasters and highlighted ongoing hardships for flood-hit communities in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, singling out vulnerable riverine areas in Sindh.
• He urged delivery on promised development projects in Karachi and pointed to ongoing coordination between provincial and federal authorities.