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Maryam Nawaz Rejects PPP Apology Demand, Expands Punjab Bus and Welfare Plans

She says the dispute is about defending provincial control of aid.

Overview

  • At an electric-bus inauguration in Lahore, she said 70 more buses will arrive by December and the provincial fleet will reach 500.
  • She announced two million ration cards offering Rs3,000 per month and said disability relief cards would expand from 60,000 to 100,000 recipients.
  • She highlighted Punjab’s flood response, claiming 2.5 million people were rescued and provided meals, shelter and vaccinations.
  • She rejected PPP criticism over routing relief through BISP and defended a contested canal project as funded from Punjab’s budget.
  • She pointed to broader development pledges, including metro projects for Gujranwala and Faisalabad and large-scale housing for flood-hit families.