Overview

• Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz launched a province-wide flood loss survey, deploying 2,200 teams drawn from the army and provincial departments.
• Punjab announced compensation of Rs1 million for destroyed houses, Rs500,000 for partial damage, Rs500,000 per large livestock loss, and Rs20,000 per acre up to 12 acres for farmers.
• The provincial government has not given a timeline for completing the survey or starting payments to more than four million affected residents.
• PPP leaders urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to route urgent relief through the Benazir Income Support Programme, while Maryam Nawaz rejected using BISP and called its typical Rs10,000 payout inadequate.
• The dispute intensified as PPP’s Nadeem Afzal Chan alleged heavy Punjab borrowing and Punjab’s Azma Bokhari threatened defamation and PECA action, prompting editorials warning political crossfire could slow aid.