As a follow up of my last article in this daily, “Army may want Nawaz to stay” on Sunday, July 23, a number of friends have asked that, if the army is not desirous of ousting the PM who could be responsible for the rumor. As I have written in the article, rumors are insidious and impossible to trace. Anyone could benefit from these. Any of Sharif’s opponents or detractors may be trying to pressurise him by creating this impression. In recent times, Imran has been the most visible politician seeking intervention of the notorious ‘third umpire’. It could even be someone in the PML(N). That would be most ironic, considering that the political origins of the Sharifs are due to military patronage. But they too have a long and tarnished record of praising the army overtly and stabbing it in the back covertly. The “Dawn Leaks” is a perfect example. So, I am uncertain and open to suggestions. SHAUKAT QADIR Published in Daily Times, July 25th 2017.