Emergency, governor's rule imposed in KP as president approves cabinet decision

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday imposed an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the president’s approval of the recommendations by the federal cabinet. The measures have been approved under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, the President House said in a statement. The two provisions pertain to the proclamation of emergency and governor’s rule. The decision came shortly after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet, where he was briefed on the security situation in KP. A statement issued by the Prime Minister Office…