Armenian president rejects army chief’s dismissal

Armenian President Armen Sargsyan on Saturday rejected a prime ministerial order to sack the army’s chief of General Staff. “The sole purpose of the President is to protect the country from threats against the constitutional order and security, to ensure stability in the country and the […]

Shahzad Akbar rejects Broadsheet’s ‘cuts’ claims

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister’s Advisor on Accountability and Interior Mirza Shahzad Akbar said Thursday that the allegations of Kaveh Moussavi, owner of Broadsheet LLC, regarding alleged bribes or “cuts” by both civilian and military officials were baseless and borne out of the bitterness of Moussavi over not […]

Pakistan rejects Indian interrogation on conviction

On Saturday, Pakistan rejected a “malicious” statement by India regarding the conviction of a UN-designated individual by an Anti-Terrorism Court. The court in Lahore sentenced Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, a leader of the banned Jamaat ud Dawah (JuD) to 15 years Friday in terror financing cases. Lakhvi, an […]

Pakistan rejects Modi’s claim of democracy in Kashmir

Pakistan refused the Indian prime minister’s claim of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday and entitled it “preposterous and fallacious.” The Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-Bharatiya Janata Part (RSS-BJP) brand of democracy only means the muzzling of the Kashmiri voice and […]

Turkey strongly rejects US sanctions decision

Turkish officials denounced a US decision to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system. Criticizing the move, Vice President Fuat Oktay said the sanctions will only boost the country’s determination to strengthen its national interests and defense industry under […]

close