Overview

• PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged the government to deploy the Benazir Income Support Programme for rapid, transparent cash transfers and to seek international assistance.
• Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz rejected BISP and foreign appeals, promoting a provincially funded relief card with assistance that could reach Rs1 million per household.
• Public sparring entered a second day as Punjab defended running its own programme and Bilawal accused officials of turning urgent aid into a matter of ego.
• Bilawal pressed for renegotiations with the IMF to enable farmer support, warning of food security risks under existing conditions.
• Sindh announced a Hari Card package for farmers, and Bilawal welcomed federal steps including an agricultural and climate emergency and electricity-bill waivers for flood-affected households.