Pakistan, Oct. 18 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday said imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province became a compulsion to confront security challenges and protect the economy from instability.

Talking to leaders of his party here after offering condolence over the demise of member National Assembly Bashir Mehmood Virk, he said the government was compelled to impose emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the talks failed in the end despite finalization of a draft to resolve the crisis.

He said he came to condole the death of Barrister Bashir Mehmood Virk, who was a committed and loyal associate of the party and Nawaz Sharif. He praised Maryam Nawaz Sharif for his development work in Punjab and wished him success in her f...