Overview

• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif summoned senior party leaders for de‑escalation talks and a briefing on the PPP’s National Assembly walkout.
• Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is meeting the prime minister to convey President Asif Ali Zardari’s message after being tasked to reduce tensions; Naqvi earlier consulted Zardari at Bilawal House.
• PPP’s Qamar Zaman Kaira said the party seeks resolution rather than confrontation, alleging Punjab failed to implement several clauses of the governing arrangement and resisted on implementation.
• Policy friction centers on post‑flood relief, including calls for cash grants via BISP and disputes over canal and irrigation water allocations raised by the Sindh government.
• Rana Sanaullah said Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks displeased Maryam Nawaz, who replied publicly, stressing the parties are rivals, not enemies, and indicating senior leadership can settle the matter.