PTI Minister Mehmoodur Rashid vows to step down

PTI Minister Mehmoodur Rashid vows to step down

LAHORE – Provincial Minister for Housing,Urban Development and Public Health Engineering Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed held a press conference over the issue of his son's issue with the police.

He on Thursday said that he would step down from his post if his son is found involved in indecent activity.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Thursday, he said that the incidents of manhandling by the police have become a routine matter.

The minister said that the news reports regarding his son were false, adding that the investigation will clear everything. He further threw a challenge saying he would step down from his post if his son is found involved in indecent activity.

Giving details of the incident, Rasheed said that police demanded Rs50,000 bribery from his son, adding that video evidence of police accepting their mistake was also available.

“This incident should be investigated as my son was there to save his friends,” he added.