Government leaders
Sharifs invoke security fears to defend KP move
• PM Shehbaz insists govt was ‘compelled’ to impose emergency and governor’s rule• Says Centre exhausted dialogue before taking measures• Nawaz Sharif stresses decision should have been taken earlier• Accuses PTI of using provincial resources for confrontation LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Saturday defended the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the premier saying the federal government had been “compelled” to take the step over security concerns and the elder Sharif arguing that the intervention should have co