Emergency imposed in KP as its security situation was becoming threat to 'national security': minister

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Wednesday explained before the National Assembly that emergency was imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the security situation there was becoming a threat to “national security”. The question hour session was suspended due to discussions on the imposition of emergency in KP. Unexpectedly, opposition members are sitting calmly and staging no protest. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry tabled the motion regarding the proclamation of emergency, while Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar opened the discussion. Addressing the house, Tarar noted that…