Tag: Reject

Scottish leader vows to reject UK PM’s Brexit deal

  LONDON: Scotland's pro-independence leader vowed on Monday to vote against any Brexit agreement that fails to preserve much closer EU-UK ties than currently under...

Taliban urge Afghans to boycott polls, reject peace talks

  KABUL: The Taliban on Monday directed Afghans to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections and demanded a complete withdrawal of foreign forces as the only solution...

Syria rebels reject Russia presence in planned buffer zone

BEIRUT: A key rebel alliance in Syria's Idlib has said it was opposed to the deployment of Russian forces in a demilitarised zone to...

China-Africa summit rejects debt criticism

BEIJING: Chinese and African officials on Tuesday rejected criticism of Beijing's debt-laden overseas development projects as they wrapped up a summit that included a...

Catholic bishops in Australia reject compulsory abuse reporting, defying new laws

SYDNEY: The Catholic church in Australia said on Friday it would oppose laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they learn about it...

Taliban reject Afghan ceasefire, kidnap nearly 200 bus passengers

KABUL/PESHAWAR: The Taliban rejected on Monday an Afghan government offer of a ceasefire and said they would persist with their attacks, militant commanders said,...

Taliban rejects pleas by Afghan elders for a ceasefire extension

KABUL: The Taliban on Monday rejected pleas by Afghan elders and activists for an extension of this month's ceasefire and said they amounted to...

Rohingya insurgents reject Amnesty report on Hindu villagers killed in Myanmar

YANGON: A Rohingya Muslim armed group on Friday denied a report that its members killed scores of Hindu civilians in August last year, amid...

LHC rejects appeal seeking accountability of all named in Panama Papers

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected an intra-court appeal seeking accountability of all named in Panama Papers. The court has declared the appeal plea...

Sindh transgender community rejects census results, announces protest

KARACHI: After Sindh government and people of Karachi rejected the provisional census results, the transgender community has also raised their concerns about the sixth Population...

Yemen president rejects UN peace proposal

  Yemen’s president on Saturday rejected a UN peace proposal for his war-battered country, as rebels said air strikes by his Saudi-led coalition allies killed...

People will reject corrupt PPP by voting for PML-N in AJK...

  Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Tuesday that the people’s vote for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in...

Karachiites reject MQM’s shutter down call, business centres remain open

Rangers laud citizens for rejecting strike called by ‘enemies of the city’s peace’ Eight MQM workers arrested for forcing traders to close shops in different areas

India’s top court allows voter to reject all candidates

India's Supreme Court on Friday recognised the right of voters to reject all candidates contesting in polls in what is seen as a key...

Senators reject Taliban conditions for talks

Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Haji Mohammad Adeel on Tuesday said the preconditions set by the Taliban for dialogue process did not...

Pakistan rejects Indian accusation of LoC killing

    The Indian Army on Tuesday accused Pakistani Border Action Team of ambushing an Indian army patrol and killing five of its troopers on the...

Taliban reject talks as Britain’s Cameron tours region

  International-backed efforts to seek a negotiated end to the 12 years of grinding war in Afghanistan have suffered another blow after Taliban rebels apparently...