Shehbaz and Nawaz defend the Sharifs' KP move, saying security fears and failed Oct 3 talks left the Centre compelled to impose emergency and governor’s rule.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Saturday defended emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Centre imposed the measures on Oct 11, citing the provincial government’s deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism.
Shehbaz said joint government-PPP talks with PTI, including a second round on Oct 3, ended without a breakthrough despite a draft to call off a protest march.
Nawaz, speaking in London, said the intervention should have come earlier and accused PTI of using provincial resources for confrontation with the federation.
Parliament endorsed the measures this week amid opposition protests.