The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday denied Seoul's claim that the North had begun removing propaganda speakers inside the DMZ.

The sister of North Korea’s leader denied that her country had dismantled some its propaganda loudspeakers along the DMZ, according to state media.

The powerful sister of the country's leader said North Korea has never taken down propaganda loudspeakers and will not do so, calling South Korea's belief that Pyongyang was responding to its peace overtures a "pipedream".