Reacting to recent remarks of Imran Khan about Prime Minister, Pervaiz Ashraf said the courage of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani is evident from his character.
In a statement issued here, the PPP leader said the Prime Minister endured jail when a dictator was damaging the democratic institutions. "When Yousuf Raza Gilani was in jail, he was tempted with the offer that his jail sentence will be ended and he will be made the Prime Minister of the country."
But the Prime Minister braved the difficulties of jail and faced the undemocratic forces with courage and fought against the dictator, he added.
He said the Prime Minister always worked for promotion and stability of democracy.
Yousuf Raza Gilani is unanimously and democratically elected Prime Minister and Imran Khan should think before giving remarks about him, he said.
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said it is common knowledge that Imran Khan supported Pervez Musharraf in the bogus referendum in the hope that he will nominate him as prime minister.
But when Imran khan was not made the prime minister and his expectations dashed to the ground he started opposing Pervez Musharraf. Pervaiz Ashraf said coward ness of Imran Khan is also evident from the fact that when long march was started for the restoration of judiciary, at that moment "Bahadar Khan" disappeared from the scene.