Federal cabinet gives nod to imposition of emergency in KP; summary sent to President

The Prime Minister Office (PMO) said on Sunday it sent a summary to the President House for final nod to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the federal cabinet approved the decision. As per the statement, an emergency meeting of the federal cabinet held on Sunday was briefed on the security situation in KP, during which the cabinet members reviewed the situation and took note of the “provincial government’s deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism”. It was proposed, given the “gravity” of the situation, that the PM advise the president to exercise “his…