PESHAWAR, Dec 12: The PPP provincial chief, Khwaja Mohammed Khan Hoti, has denied that his resignation has been accepted which he tendered after the party’s defeat in the general elections in NWFP.

Speaking to the PPP city, district and provincial office- bearers here at Hoti House on Thursday, he said that chairperson Benazir Bhutto had advised him to continue his activities as provincial president.

Mr Hoti said that he would not resign without the consent of the central leadership. Ms Bhutto had reposed confidence by nominating him party’s president in the province, he added.

He urged the party activists to foil the nefarious designs of black sheep in the party ranks.

He rebutted a news item about his resignation carried out by a section of Press on Thursday and termed it a concocted story that carried no truth.

The Pakistan People’s Party provincial chief warned his opponents to refrain from such propaganda against him and urged the party workers to strive hard for the party’s success in future.