Joint sitting of Parliament endorses emergency, governor's rule in KP amid opposition outcry

A joint sitting of the Parliament on Thursday gave its approval of the Centre’s imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid a strong protest from the opposition. The joint session of the Parliament had been summoned to discuss separate resolutions on the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in KP, where the opposition’s PTI was in power. During the session, which was addressed by both members of the treasury and opposition benches, the government justified its decision while the PTI lambasted the Centre and the allegations levelled against the party. The…