Tag: Condemns

Pope condemns ‘ferocious’ anti-Christian violence in Iraq

VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI condemned the "absurd violence" against Christians in Iraq on Monday after two priests and 35 worshippers were killed in a hostage drama at a cathedral in Baghdad.
"I pray for the victims of this absurd violence, all the more ferocious in that it struck defenceless people united in the house of God, which is a place of love and reconciliation," Benedict told pilgrims in St Peter's Square during an address to mark All Saints' Day.
The pontiff

Karzai condemns US-Russia drugs operation

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai reacted with fury Sunday to the first joint US-Russian anti-drugs operation in the war-torn country, saying it happened without permission and violated Afghan sovereignty.
"No organisation or institution has the right to carry out such military operations inside the territory of our country without permission and agreement from the Islamic Government of Afghanistan," a statement from his office said. "Afghanistan condemns this act by NATO and

Pervaiz condemns gas load-shedding to industries

LAHORE
Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Mohammad Pervaiz Malik has condemned the decision of three day gas load-shedding in a week and termed it as a step to annihilate the whole industrial sector.
Mohammad Peraiz Malik, in a press statement issued on Tuesday, said that the condition of trade and industry was already fragile due to baseless policies of the present regime and thought that the gas load-shedding policy would completely collapse the industry.
He

PPP condemns PML-N’s anti-Zardari statements

Secretary Finance Pakistan People's Party Punjab (PPP), Aurangzeb Burki condemned the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) policy of targeting President zardari's personality and said that it may harm federation.
He said that it was an "old practice" of Sharif brothers and they were trying to outdo their benefactors, saying that the people will not fall for their tactics. Only democracy would lead the country to progress and prosperity and that masses would reject the

JUI-F condemns raid on madrassa

PESHAWAR
Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kefayat Ullah has condemned the raid on Jamia Imdad-Ul-Uloom Peshawar, terming it a disgrace to the madrassa.
Addressing a press conference at the Peshawar press Club, Kifayatullah said the operation was conducted during the examination which depressed the students. He added that operation was carried out according to the instructions of the provincial government in which thousands of innocent students were tortured