Interior Minister Malik Muhammad Habib Khan on Wednesday said that general elections will be held on time.Talking to media persons here, the minister urged the people not to listen to the rumours about postponement of polls. He expressed concern over law and order situation in Karachi. He said that ...

KARACHI - Pakistan cricket icon Wasim Akram demanded privacy and respect from fans and media alike Friday, calling for an end "once and for all" to rumours he is marrying Bollywood heroine Sushmita Sen.The famed paceman has been linked constantly in the media to the 1994 Miss Universe since they ...

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has refuted the rumours to the effect that it has given up its stance regarding the legality and constitutionality of the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) Act 2011. However, the government reiterates that it will honour the ...

SHANGHAI  - China has detained at least a dozen people for spreading false rumours about bird flu, police statements showed Wednesday, with authorities seeking to control "panic" as the number of cases rose to 33.There have been nine deaths since China announced over a week ago that the H7N9 ...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Thursday that rumours that Prime Minister was considering to tender resignation are baseless. Talking to media persons after addressing at a workshop at International Islamic University here, the minister said there was no truth in ...

PARIS  - French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis has joked about, but did not deny, rumours that her relationship with US actor Johnny Depp was on the rocks. “As soon as I eat three peas, I’m pregnant... As soon as I visit a town, I’m buying a house... I separate in the ...

Veteran actress Jane Fonda has quashed rumours shes set to wed for the fourth time, insisting shell never walk down the aisle again. The Barbarella star, 73, is happily dating music producer Richard Perry, and the pair was reported to be planning nuptials for this year (11). But Fonda has now ...

JACKIE Chan isnt dead The martial arts movie star has taken to his Facebook page to set the record straight on reports he died after suffering a heart attack. Internet rumours claimed Chan had passed, but the Karate Kid star insists hes very much alive, posting a photo of himself meeting Japanese ...

ISLAMABAD - The Presidency has not only rebutted but also condemned what it termed baseless propaganda against President Asif Ali Zardari regarding his personal life. Spokesperson of the President Farhatullah Babar has issued the following statement: The Pakistan Peoples Party deplores and condemns ...

KARACHI The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) has strongly lashed out at those elements who have blamed the federation of human trafficking. Addressing a press conference here at a local hotel the other day, the president PBF Doda Khan Bhutto said that allegations were leveled on the federation ...

LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday said it was not aware of the news that Mohammad Amir was contemplating becoming an ICC informant in the ongoing investigations into the spot-fixing scandal. A media report had claimed that Amir may turn an informant of the games world governing body, ...

LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board has hit back at critics who are spreading reports of friction between the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt and its COO Wasim Bari denying reports of the resignation of Wasim Bari. There were rumours that PCB chairman Ijaz Butt asked its COO Wasim Bari to resign. There were ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt Gen (r) Nadeem Ahmed Friday said technical experts would be taken on board to take any decision regarding Hunza lake to reduce possible human and material losses upto minimum level. Addressing a Press conference here, he ...

MULTAN - The President Mango Growers Association Pakistan and Chairman Board of Management Agro Food Processing Facilities (Mango Pulp Plant) AFP Multan, Syed Zahid Hussain Gardezi has said that unfound fears regarding the failure of this project being raised by some non-stakeholders are just ...

NICOLE Richie has spoken out to debunk claims she had anorexia. The reality TV star insists accusations she suffered with an eating disorder were completely untrue. It was a little unfair to say someone has an eating disorder when they dont, the 28-year-old mother of two told Marie Claire. Its ...

'DESPERATE Housewives star Teri Hatcher has denied rumours that shes suffering from swine flu. It was reported that the cast and crew on the set of her hit drama series were put on high alert after she notified show producers of being diagnosed with H1N1 virus. It was said that the shows ...

AFTER a string of disastrous relationship with famous actors, it looks like Sienna Miller may have changed her type of man. The actress, 27, set tongues wagging when she left a charity karaoke party with Irish comedian Patrick Kielty, 38. The unlikely couple were spotted leaving the Cafe de Paris ...

KARACHI - Protest in Sindh against the influx of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the province took a violent turn here on Wednesday around four protesters of Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party (STP) were killed allegedly by the police. The deaths sparked a number of rumours including the death of ...

TWILIGHT actor Robert Pattinson has dismissed rumours that he is romancing co-star Kristen Stewart as really bizarre. The couple, who play onscreen lovers in the vampire flick, are often linked by the tabloids, despite their frequent insistence that they are just friends. Speaking to Entertainment ...

UMA Thurman has quashed rumours that she secretly wed over the weekend. The actress denied that she and fianc Arpad Busson exchanged vows after eloping to the Bahamian island of Eleuthera last Saturday, E reports. The denial is the second that the Kill Bill star has been forced to issue following ...

AUDRINA Patridge has laughed off rumours suggesting that shes gone under the knife to achieve slimmer facial features, insisting shes 'just losing baby fat. The 23-year-old is set to launch her own reality show, which will follow Audrinas life on the professional as well as personal front. ...

LAHORE - Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) showed great concern over the rumors about the closure of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and demanded a high level committee to investigate the finance and other malpractices in the HEC. It was demanded in the ...

NAOMI Campbell was seen wearing a massive rock on her engagement finger yesterday, fuelling rumours that a wedding could be on the cards. Russian tycoon Vladimir Doronin recently hinted that he might "very soon" pop the question to his supermodel girlfriend. Onlookers told The Sun that the huge ...

From the start of October, the world financial crisis has dominated international news and attention overshadowing the US presidential election along with ongoing military or political conflict and even local event in most countries. The financial crisis has created a volatile economic situation ...

ANGELINA Jolie stepped out in new York last night for her first public appearance since the birth of her twins in July. The radiant mother-of-six defied rumours that she is suffering from post natal depression to join veteran Hollywood star Clint Eastwood and actress Amy Ryan in at a dinner in ...

LOS ANGELES  - Madonna on Sunday took the rare step of issuing a formal denial of reports linking her to US baseball star Alex Rodriguez and speculation she was to divorce British director Guy Ritchie. In an exclusive statement released to celebrity magazine People, Madonna poured scorn on ...

LAHORE - Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson will not run away from his job and will continue to honour his contract, reported a cricket website. "Why should I not honour my contract? I shall be leaving for Pakistan later this week and will continue working with the players," he said from ...