*ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ChiefMinister nominee Mehmood Khan has rubbished the rumours behind hisnomination.*

*He said that rumours surrounding his nomination are false and he is onlyparty chief Imran Khan’s choice.*

Addressing media in Islamabad, the soon to be chief minister maintainedthat rumours are doing rounds on social media that his nomination wasbacked by a lobby within PTI led by Pervez Khattak are untrue.

“I am only backed by my party chief Imran Khan,” said Mehmood Khan.

Khan also answered reporter’s questions about his financial assets and hisrecord as KP’s former sports minister.

Mehmood Khan, who was elected from PK-9 Swat-VIII constituency of KPAssembly, was chosen to lead the KP assembly as CM by PTI chief Imran Khanon Wednesday.

As the party again gained majority in the KP Assembly after July 25 polls,it held consultative sessions at chairman Imran Khan’s residence in BaniGala attended by large number of party workers and prospective candidates.

Former KP chief minister Pervez Khattak was reportedly out of the race fromthe very start while former KP education minister Atif Khan and formersports minister Mehmood Khan emerged as top choices for