Ice melts as PM Shehbaz contacts Bilawal to defuse Sindh-Punjab rift

Ice melts as PM Shehbaz contacts Bilawal to defuse Sindh-Punjab rift

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 زرد…

PM Shehbaz contacts Bilawal after PML-N, PPP agree to defuse tensions

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on June 24, 2025. — PIDPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke to Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari over the phone on Thursday after the ruling allies decided to make peace following...

PM Shehbaz, Bilawal discuss prevailing political situation amid PPP, PML-N row

The PPP on Thursday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a phone call in which they discussed the “country’s prevailing political situation”, according to a PPP statement. The coalition allies have been trading barbs over how the PPP and PML-N have been providing aid to victims of the recent floods. The bad blood escalated to the point that leaders from both sides hold daily press conferences to t…

PM Shehbaz ‘discusses’ floods, political situation with Bilawal over phone

Amid efforts to reconcile between two of the Pakistan’s largest political parties, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has telephoned Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and discussed the country’s prevailing political situation, floods and foreign policy, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said in a post on its social media account on Thursday. For quite some time, differences have emerged between the PPP and Pakistan Muslim L…

Shehbaz–Bilawal call eases coalition strain

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a telephonic conversation on Thursday to discuss the country’s prevailing political situation amid rising tensions between their parties ,the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the PPP. The discussion came at a time when both coalition partners have been engaged in a public war of words over governance and flood relief efforts. Over recent w…

Shehbaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto agree to ease political tensions after weeks of exchanges

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday held a telephone conversation with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari after leaders from the ruling coalition agreed to restore calm within their ranks following weeks of public confrontation. The move marks a key step toward defusing political strain within the alliance. Earlier in the day, a delegation of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led by Deputy Prime Minister S…