A heated exchange between leaders of Pakistan’s two federal coalition partners has exposed growing tensions beneath their public display of unity, centred around how to provide aid to the people affected by the recent floods in the country’s Punjab province, The Express Tribune reported.

According to The Express Tribune, Thursday marked the second day of public disagreements between the coalition of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) over flood relief efforts in Punjab.

The PPP argues that the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is the quickest and most efficient way to help flood victims, while the PML-N-led Punjab government insists on using its own “relief card” system.

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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari criticised both the fed

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