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Zardari Intervenes as PPP Boycott Stalls Parliament

The standoff stems from a dispute over channeling flood relief, with PPP urging use of BISP and Punjab opposing that route.

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Zardari summons interior Minister Naqvi over growing Sindh–Punjab tensions
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Overview

  • PPP lawmakers walked out of both the Senate and National Assembly and continued a boycott, conditioning cooperation on an apology for remarks targeting their leadership.
  • President Asif Ali Zardari summoned Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to Karachi for urgent consultations as mediation efforts proceeded without a breakthrough.
  • Talks between senior PPP and PML-N figures in the National Assembly speaker’s chamber ended inconclusively and proceedings were disrupted by repeated quorum issues.
  • Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz received backing from PML-N leaders as the war of words with Sindh intensified, including a proposed live debate between Azma Bukhari and Sharjeel Memon.
  • PTI sought to capitalize on the rift by urging PPP to bring a no-confidence motion, while PPP’s Sherry Rehman warned the feud was undermining flood relief and coalition stability.