PTI's Ali Zafar terms governor's rule in KP 'political crisis disguised as security solution'; ministers defend move

ISLAMABAD: Treasury and opposition members in the Senate debated the governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, with PTI’s Barrister Ali Zafar terming the development a “political crisis disguised as a security solution” while federal ministers defended the move. The Centre on Sunday imposed governor’s rule in KP and emergency in 12 of its districts, citing the PTI-led provincial government’s “deliberate disengagement” from the fight against terrorism. The proclamations now require Parliament’s approval. It was against this backdrop that National Assembly and Senate sessions were…