{"id":506125,"date":"2025-10-02T00:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=506125"},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:29:17","slug":"pa-speaker-denies-reports-on-resignation-call-them-baseless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pa-speaker-denies-reports-on-resignation-call-them-baseless\/","title":{"rendered":"PA speaker denies reports on resignation, call them baseless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> PESHAWAR<br \/>\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly speaker Babar Saleem Swati on Wednesday described reports on his resignation as unfounded and labeling them as entirely false and a deliberate attempt to spread misinformation.<br \/>\nIn a statement issued, the Speaker\u2019s spokesperson described the news as \u201ca hoax and the worst example of rumor-mongering,\u201d asserting that there was no truth to the claims.<br \/>\n\u201cThese baseless rumors are being spread by weak and desperate elements within the party who are trying, in vain, to undermine the leadership,\u201d the spokesperson said.<br \/>\nHe emphasized that such tactics will neither affect the leadership\u2019s decisions nor sway Speaker Swati\u2019s unwavering commitment to the party and its Chairman, Imran Khan.<br \/>\n\u201cSpeaker Babar Saleem Swati stands firm like a rock with his leadership,\u201d the spokesperson stated. \u201cHe has made it clear that if a decision to resign is ever taken, it will not be under pressure from any conspiratorial group or political opponents, but solely on the direction of Chairman Imran Khan.\u201d<br \/>\nFollowing the resignation of two ministers from Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur\u2019s cabinet, speculations surfaced on social media claiming that KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati had also tendered his resignation. 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In a statement issued, the Speaker\u2019s spokesperson described the news as \u201ca hoax and the worst example of rumor-mongering,\u201d asserting that there was no truth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-506125","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PA speaker denies reports on resignation, call them baseless<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pa-speaker-denies-reports-on-resignation-call-them-baseless\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PA speaker denies reports on resignation, call them baseless\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PESHAWAR Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly speaker Babar Saleem Swati on Wednesday described reports on his resignation as unfounded and labeling them as entirely false and a deliberate attempt to spread misinformation. 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