Islamabad: The ongoing dispute between the governments of Sindh and Punjab provinces in Pakistan over flood relief efforts has intensified, the local media reported on Monday.

It was reported that the country’s President Asif Ali Zardari stepped in to ease tensions between the Sindh and Punjab governments after a heated exchange over flood relief efforts turned into a public debate challenge between top provincial leaders.

“According to sources, President Zardari spoke with Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi over the phone and discussed the escalating rift between the two provinces. The President has summoned the Interior Minister to Karachi for an immediate consultation on the matter,” Pakistan’s leading media outlet Samaa TV reported.

The move aims at de-escalating growing politic

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