PM Shehbaz Sharif defends emergency rule in KP

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• GUJRANWALA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has defended the federal government’s decision to impose emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the Centre was compelled to act because of the provincial government’s alleged lack of cooperation in counterterrorism efforts.
• Speaking during a visit to Gujranwala on Saturday, the prime minister said the federal government had made repeated attempts to resolve its differences with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership through negotiations.
• He said he had repeatedly assured the provincial leadership that the federal government was ready to support Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in addressing its development needs and security challenges.

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GUJRANWALA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has defended the federal government’s decision to impose emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the Centre was compelled to act because of the provincial government’s alleged lack of cooperation in counterterrorism efforts.

Speaking during a visit to Gujranwala on Saturday, the prime minister said the federal government had made repeated attempts to resolve its differences with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership through negotiations. However, he maintained that these efforts failed to produce a lasting agreement.