Karachi: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has given the federal and Punjab governments one month to implement the promises made to the party.

A meeting of the PPP’s Central Executive Committee was held under the chairmanship of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, where the growing tension between the Punjab government and the PPP was discussed.

Party members from Punjab voiced their concerns, while Bilawal Bhutto briefed the committee on his recent meetings with the Prime Minister and federal ministers. President Asif Ali Zardari also took Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar into confidence during a meeting in Nawabshah.

The meeting reviewed the country’s political situation, including the rising tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Speaking to the media after the session, senior leader Sherry Rehman said the Karsaz tragedy was the biggest attack on any political party and that the PPP had always stood as a barrier against terrorism. She reaffirmed the party’s solidarity with the armed forces, saying that the PPP had consistently opposed terrorism and remained united in its stance against extremist violence, particularly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Sherry Rehman also praised the government for waiving electricity bills of flood victims, saying it was a demand made by Bilawal Bhutto. She noted that Bilawal personally visited flood-hit areas, distributed relief goods, and urged the federal government to support the victims through the Benazir Income Support Program.

She added that the PPP is committed to fighting poverty and ensuring social protection for the poor. Bilawal Bhutto, she said, had briefed the committee on his meeting with the Prime Minister and made it clear that the PPP’s support for democracy was unconditional — not based on personal concessions.

However, the party leadership has decided to give the government one month to fulfill its promises. If progress remains unsatisfactory, the PPP will review its position in the next meeting.

PPP leader Nadeem Afzal Chan said the Punjab government had promised to introduce a new Local Government Act but failed to do so. He added that the provincial government also did not fulfill commitments regarding wheat and sugarcane crops, and the PPP would continue to press for agricultural and power sector reforms.