PESHAWAR: The chief of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s ruling party PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf has rejected the name of Manzoor Afridi for the position ofcaretaker chief minister for the province.

The party sources said on Monday that Imran has asked Chief Minister PervezKhattak to decide another name for the position, Geo News has reported.

According to chief minister’s spokesperson Shaukat Yousafzai, Manzoor’sname as the caretaker chief minister was neither finalised nor has it beendropped.

The spokesperson said a meeting regarding the caretaker chief minister washeld Sunday night. He added Khattak and Leader of the Opposition in KPAssembly Lutfur Rehman would meet on Monday to discuss the matter.

The incumbent chief minister of the province also rejected the reports.

However, Imran has been reported to have congratulated Manzoor on beingappointed as the caretaker chief minister. In a statement issued lateSaturday night, it was written that Manzoor along with his brother AyubAfridi, a PTI senator, went to meet Imran at his Bani Gala residence wereKhattak was also present.