Overview

• Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon challenged Punjab ministers to an open debate, alleging Punjab is using the PPP to attack the federal government and the prime minister.
• Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari accepted the challenge and accused Memon of politicising the plight of Punjab’s flood victims while asserting that PPP leaders weakened the federal government.
• Memon warned Punjab not to drag the PPP into disputes with the Centre, said the party would not be intimidated by threats, and pressed for local government elections in Punjab.
• Sindh government spokesman Mustafa Baloch countered by accusing Punjab of avoiding local polls and failing flood-hit communities, urging it to “fix its own house.”
• The sparring revives the broader rift over relief distribution, including the PPP’s push to use BISP data and seek international support versus Punjab’s province-run approach, with mediation efforts still yielding no agreement.