ISLAMABAD: Parliament’s joint sitting endorsed on Thursday the imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with 214 lawmakers voting in favour of the resolution and 56 opposing it amid protests by opposition members. Members of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) supported the resolution, while opposition lawmakers chanted slogans against governor’s rule. Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry moved the resolution concerning the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in the province during the session chaired by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and other lawmakers also attended the joint sitting. Documents relating to the president’s proclamation of emergency in KP were presented before the joint sitting under Article 232(7) of the Constitution. Documents concerning the imposition of governor’s rule were also tabled under Article 234(3). Following the presentation of the resolution, opposition lawmakers protested and demanded a count of members in the House. Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the opposition had demanded a count and that its request should be accommodated. The speaker subsequently directed that the members be counted. The count confirmed that 214 lawmakers voted in favour of the resolution, while 56 opposed it. At the outset of the session, Ayaz Sadiq referred to a tragic incident in Peshawar in which students were killed and called for prayers for the deceased. After the resolution was passed, he opened the floor for debate