Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan —AP (File Photo)

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday said courage was required to leave the Punjab government and Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) lacked that courage. Khan moreover said that PML-N had been rigging polls under the administrative of its choice and would continue to do so, DawnNews reprted.

Addressing a press conference on the occasion of S M Zafar’s son Asim Zafar’s induction in PTI party folds, Khan said it was  good to see that children of influential politicians were joining the PTI with commitment to bring change in the country.

“This revolution is coming in every household of the country,” he added.

Criticising federal interior minister Rehman Malik, Khan said that if Malik had evidence regarding the corruption of Sharif brothers, why does he not present it to the courts.

Reiterating his stance over the prime minister's conviction, the PTI chairman said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been proved guilty and convicted by the Supreme Court but the Pakistan People’s Party and its coalition partners have continued their support for him.

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