LAHORE: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran khan has lashed out at the government, accusing it of begging from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and causing inflation in the country, DawnNews reported.

Speaking at a rally in Lahore, the PTI chairman said that in only six months, Rs500 billion in notes have been printed, which has affected the masses.

He also said that the anti-inflation "tsunami" will reach Karachi on January 6 and Rawalpindi on January 24.

Khan said that politicians who have businesses abroad should bring back their wealth, otherwise there will be no progress in this country, nor will there be any hope in tackling inflation.

He said that elites safeguarding their wealth and receiving tax breaks, were the main reasons as to why inflation has wracked the country.

Earlier on, while speaking to media persons outside his residence, prior to his departure to the rally venue in Lahore, Khan questioned about the number decisions taken by the parliament with regards to inflation.

Imran Khan was shown on TV flanked by senior PTI leaders Makhdoom Javed Hashmi and Makhdoom Shah Mehmmod Qureshi, Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid and Jamaat-i-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hassan on a customised truck on way to join the rally.

He further said that staging of rallies was a requirement for addressing the issue and that he would announce his agenda to tackle the menace of rising prices.

Similarly a rally organised by the PTI was taken out in Quetta against the country's rising prices of basic commodities and necessities. A large number of women and children also participated in the protests.

The rally concluded at the Quetta Press Club after passing through various areas of the city. PTI provincial chief Qasim Suri addressed the attendees of the rally who were chanting slogans and expressing their hopes in PTI chief Imran Khan.