KABUL - The provincial governor of northern Balkh province Ata Mohammad Noor has rejected reports of political agreement with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to leave Balkh and assume a key post in the capital.
Noor issued a statement after a report emerged on a local newspaper suggesting that the prominent political figure belonging to Jamiat-e-Islami has agreed to leave Balkh province.
Calling the report as baseless, Noor said he had discussions with President Ghani in consultation with the President of Jamiat-e-Islami regarding the power share of their team, insisting that respect to the share of their belongs to those who have stood with the party following a same path.
He said no agreement has been reached regarding his transfer from Balkh to capital Kabul as he emphasized that he serves for the nation.
In the meantime, sources close to Ata Mohammad Noor rejected the report as baseless and said the governor and chief executive of Jamiat-e-Islami is currently in United Arab Emirates.
Munir Farhad, a spokesman for Ata Mohammad Noor said no political agreement has been concluded between Noor and President Ghani.
The report published by Hasht-e-Sobh daily quoted anonymous officials saying that the agreement has concluded and Noor will be transferred to Kabul to assume a key post in the government.
The paper also added that the new governor of northern Balkh province has been selected in line with the demands of Noor who is politically close to him. (KP)