Published on, Oct. 1 -- October 1, 2025 3:12 AM

The rift between the PPP and PML-N escalated on Tuesday when PPP lawmakers walked out of the National Assembly in protest against remarks made by Punjab Chief Minister and PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz.

The war of words, which began over flood compensation through the BISP, had expanded to water rights on the Indus River a day earlier as the Punjab's chief minister told the PPP leadership to keep its advice to itself.

Talking the floor of the lower house of Parliament, PPP's Naveed Qamar said: "Right now, our country is going through a severe flood situation. As we speak, there is a medium-level flood ongoing in my constituency. The onsluaght that came from Punjab has more or less subsided bu...