Overview
- After a CEC meeting chaired by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the PPP gave the federal government one month to deliver on agreed commitments and will decide its next steps after a review.
- Sherry Rehman urged immediate relief for flood-affected families through the Benazir Income Support Programme, noting its effective use during the 2022 floods.
- PPP leaders said the federal government accepted Bilawal’s proposal to waive electricity bills for citizens hit by the recent floods.
- The party highlighted acute distress among Punjab’s farmers and called for a set wheat procurement price alongside access to inputs such as DAP and urea.
- PPP expressed reservations about Punjab’s new local government system and reiterated its demand to hold local body elections in the province.