Failed talks forced K-P emergency, says PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has defended the imposition of an emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, citing the failure of negotiations to resolve security issues. The government has secured support from coalition partners to proceed with constitutional measures under Articles 232 and 234.
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The imposition of emergency rule in a province is a significant constitutional event that impacts regional stability and federal-provincial relations in Pakistan.
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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> PM Shehbaz Sharif addresses a federal cabinet meeting. PHOTO: PPI RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the federal government was left with no option but to take constitutional measures to impose an emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) after efforts to resolve the deteriorating security situation in the province through dialogue failed.
Shehbaz took lawmakers from his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and coalition partners - the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), PML-Zia, PML-Q and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) - into confidence over the imposition of emergency in K-P.
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