•Aseefa Bhutto slams reject or plan data to compensate flood victims
•Azma Bokhari accuses PPP of being addicted to “flood politics”
•PPP leaders lash out at JI’s chief BISP “fraud” remarks
Lahore/Islamabad: The verbal war between alliance partners PML-N and PPP escalated on Wednesday, after the former questioned the transparency of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), the latter accused its senior partner of showing “Irresponsible attitude”Refused to use procedural data to compensate those affected by floods in Punjab.
Several PPP leaders criticized PML-N for “trying to make BISP controversial”. On Wednesday, PPPS Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari-the First Lady and members of the National Assembly participated in the debate, questioning what she called what PML-N called “unfounded issues” to refuse to use BISP data to provide relief to flood victims in Punjab.
“More than 4 million people have been affected by the unprecedented floods in Punjab. The Benazir Income Support Program is the fastest and most effective way to distribute relief. Not leverage one of the state’s major organizations, the organization has existing data and the ability to provide assistance, supply aid, go to supporters, DeSiliver aid, DeSiliver aid, DeSiliver aid. Aseefa wrote on X.
Senior PPP leaders Nadim Afzal Chan and Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed – at a press conference in Islamabad – also slammed the Punjab government for rejecting BISP data to compensate flood victims.
Mr. Chen, who was doing gibbish on Maryam Nawaz, said that no matter who appears in the relief package, the people affected by the flood, especially farmers, should be compensated immediately. He also advised CM Maryam to consult farmers on compensation plans.
Maryam Nawaz is often criticized for putting her photos on every Punjab government project.
Mr Chen said the Punjab government is responsible for helping poor farmers suffer The latest flood. He stressed that Bisp is the only welfare initiative in Pakistan that has been recognized internationally.
Chaudhry Manzoor stressed that only BISP can reach the level of the Alliance Council. “There is no mechanism other than BISP that can achieve this effect,” he claimed.
PPP Vice President Sherry Rehman also strongly advocated the use of BISP at Senate committee meetings to compensate flood victims. BISP is Pakistan’s national security justice program that provides cash assistance to poor and vulnerable families, especially those targeting women.
PML-N reaction
In response to criticism, Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said in a statement on Wednesday that some elements of the PPP did nothing except indulge in “flood politics” and point scores.
“The PPP attempts to drag BISP into politics. These plans work under its own laws and mechanisms. Repeated linking it to floods is nothing more than a score for political scores,” she said.
Ms. Bokhari accused the PPP leaders of ordering from the custodians that the Punjab government deserves. “The government makes such a decision based on common circumstances and fundamental reality, not political statements,” she said.
A day ago, the minister clarified that the Punjab government would question Raising their personal names with your own resources to overwhelm victims instead of using BISP to help.
So far, the Punjab government has announced a compensation scheme for flooded families, which includes crop losses of Rs 20,000 per acre, Rs 1 million for all damaged houses, Rs 500,000 partially damaged houses and Rs 500,000 livestock losses.
PPP condemns Ji Emir’s remarks
Meanwhile, PPP strongly condemned Jamaate-I-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naemur Rehman’s comments BISP BISP is “fraud”.
BISP Chairman Senator Rubina Khalid rebuked JI Emir the day after his remarks, and PPP leaders Nadeem Afzal Chan and Chaudhry Manzoor condemned his statement.
Mr Chan claimed that JI recruited innocent citizens in the name of Afghan jihad and collected billions of rupees for the ultimate failed project.
“Is Jamat Islam’s jihad successful or failed?” he asked, claiming that Ji had sacrificed innocent lives in a futile war.
Mr. Manzor accused Ji of exploiting the poor by pushing the poor into what Ziaul Haq calls a jihad project. “The project was fraudulent, failed, and history proved it.
Posted at Dawn on September 25, 2025
