Tag: Rumours

Shehbaz’s resignation from PAC can disrupt the House, says Qureshi

--Says recent developments have given rise to ‘deal’ speculations --Qureshi hails UNSC resolution on Azhar as a victory for Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on...

Aitzaz Ahsan turns down rumours of leaving PPP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Barrister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan on Wednesday rebutted the rumours of leaving the party. Ahsan was referring to tweets...

Jahangir Tareen puts down rumours of rift with Asad Umar

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen Tuesday put down rumours regarding any rift with Finance Minister Asad Umar, a private media outlet reported. Speaking...

China targets rumours, religion in updated party rules

  BEIJING: China's ruling Communist Party has issued a revised set of regulations governing members' behavior, threatening punishment for spreading political rumours and recommending those...

Rumours of election boycott are absurd: Shehbaz

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that rumours about his party’s boycott of the upcoming...

Aitzaz Ahsan denies rumours about leaving PPP

LAHORE: Senior leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Aitzaz Ahsan on Wednesday denied media reports about leaving the party. While talking to media persons, the PPP...

Nisar denies contact, being offered any office by PTI 

Says ready to work with the party but PML-MA would not be acceptable ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) disgruntled leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has...

Prime minister to manage finance portfolio in Dar’s absence: PM house

ISLAMABAD: Sources within the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday dispelled rumours of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s resignation from the ministry. Earlier in the morning, rumours...

Lebanon’s Hariri reaches France amid Saudi ‘hostage’ rumours

PARIS: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in France Saturday from Saudi Arabia, where his resignation announcement two weeks ago sparked accusations that he was...

Arbaaz Khan afraid of losing wife Malaika Arora Khan

Actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan who has been married to actress Malaika Arora Khan for the past 17 years and has been in the midst of...

Sarwar dismisses rumours of joining PTI

Former Punjab governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, who resigned from his post on Thursday, says Pakistani institutions should follow the methods employed abroad. Speaking to the...

Sharif won’t resign…or be sent on leave!

The meeting sparked speculations in the electronic media with some television channels claiming that the army chief had asked the premier to go on leave or tender resignation for at least three months so that a Supreme Court commission could probe into the election rigging allegations. However, soon after the speculations started to make their space, the PM House as well as the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the armed forces, strongly contradicted the rumours. Nevertheless, an official statement issued by the PM House quoted the premier resolving not to tender resignation or go on leave under "any pressure".

Herath alive and bowling despite death rumours

As Mark Twain might have said, rumours of the death of Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath which spread like wildfire across social media late...

Rumours about PM’s resignation baseless: Kaira

Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Thursday that rumours that prime minister was considering to tender resignation were baseless. Talking to journalist...

Tom Cruise gets candid about rumours, relationships

With a new movie coming out on June 15, ‘Rock of Ages’ star Tom Cruise is embarking upon the promotional trail and his first...

Adele rubbishes engagement rumours

The British chanteuse, who turned 24 on Saturday, has been sporting a nearly 11-carat diamond ring since the Brit Awards in February. And rumor...

Season of justice

But does it appear to be the same? This is Pakistan’s season of justice. And whatever else one may say about the ongoing cat and...