ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office has rejected baseless stories being reported by a section of media about Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi. In a statement issued on Monday, the foreign office said that a section of the media has been running baseless stories about Tariq Fatemi alleging that he has left the country. It said Mr.Fatemi, is in the Foreign Office performing his official duties. It said that irresponsible and malicious allegations by an anchor of an electronic media are not only a serious attack on the person of Mr. Fatemi but also this Ministry, which deals with the matters related to relations with foreign countries. The statement said that the ministry has taken a serious view of the malicious propaganda against the person of a Minister and reserves the right to take legal action against those involved.