India, Oct. 12 -- Pakistan opposition parties and a lawyers' body on Sunday strongly condemned the imposition of emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, calling it a "grave political mistake" which the people will never accept.

The Shehbaz Sharif government on Sunday imposed an emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) following the president's approval.

The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that the cabinet members reviewed the situation and took note of the "provincial government's deliberate disengagement from the fight against terrorism". President Asif Ali Zardari issued a proclamation under Articles 232(1) and 234(1) of the Constitution, citing rising terrorist attacks and a breakdow...