Ice melts as PM Shehbaz contacts Bilawal to defuse Sindh-Punjab rift PL Home Development follows a meeting in Nawabshah between President Asif Ali Zardari and a PML-N delegation After days of a heated war of words, there appears to be a thaw in the strained relationship between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached out to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. According to the PPP media cell, both leaders discussed the current political situation, the ongoing flood crisis, and matters related to foreign policy. پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کو وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کا فون چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری اور وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کے درمیان موجودہ سیاسی صورت حال، سیلاب اور خارجہ پالیسی پر بات چیت@BBhuttoZardari @CMShehbaz The development follows a meeting in Nawabshah between President Asif Ali Zardari and a government delegation comprising Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq. It was aimed at easing tensions between the two parties after growing friction between the leaders of the Sindh and Punjab governments. Tensions had escalated to such an extent that the PPP staged walkouts from the Senate and National Assembly sessions and even the party hinted to sit on opposition benches in Punjab Assembly. PPP central leader Sherry Rehman even warned that the government could…
Published: October 9, 2025 4:11 pm
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