Ailing Zardari needs more tests
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December 9, 2011, Friday
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PAKISTANI President Asif Ali Zardari is stable and resting in a Dubai hospital and will undergo further tests, according to his doctor, the presidential spokesman said yesterday, hoping to quell speculation the leader might resign.
"The president is stable, comfortable and is resting. Initial tests and investigations have been within normal range," spokesman Farhatullah Babar said in a text message.
Zardari is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for treatment for a heart condition.
"Further tests will be carried out. The president is recuperating," said Babar.
One source said Zardari had suffered a minor heart attack. His hospital stay has added a new element to uncertainty in Pakistan.
Babar later quoted the doctor as saying that Zardari had been moved out of the intensive care unit "to the normal hospital room in Dubai where he is resting."
Zardari has been under heavy pressure in recent weeks following the resignation of the country's ambassador to Washington over an alleged memo to the Pentagon asking for help in forestalling a feared coup attempt in May.
The political saga is gripping Pakistan during a low-point in relations with the United States after a November 26 cross-border NATO air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Washington wants to ensure Pakistan is stable so that it can play a major role in efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan.
The extent of Zardari's possible involvement in the memo case is a burning question in Pakistan.
Zardari had been due to address parliament this week after the Supreme Court admitted an opposition leader's petition demanding a judicial inquiry into the memo issue, including any role played by Zardari. That address has now been postponed.
An official from Zardari's Pakistan People's Party said Zardari likely had a reaction to medications that aggravated a pre-existing cardiovascular condition.
"The president is stable, comfortable and is resting. Initial tests and investigations have been within normal range," spokesman Farhatullah Babar said in a text message.
Zardari is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for treatment for a heart condition.
"Further tests will be carried out. The president is recuperating," said Babar.
One source said Zardari had suffered a minor heart attack. His hospital stay has added a new element to uncertainty in Pakistan.
Babar later quoted the doctor as saying that Zardari had been moved out of the intensive care unit "to the normal hospital room in Dubai where he is resting."
Zardari has been under heavy pressure in recent weeks following the resignation of the country's ambassador to Washington over an alleged memo to the Pentagon asking for help in forestalling a feared coup attempt in May.
The political saga is gripping Pakistan during a low-point in relations with the United States after a November 26 cross-border NATO air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Washington wants to ensure Pakistan is stable so that it can play a major role in efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan.
The extent of Zardari's possible involvement in the memo case is a burning question in Pakistan.
Zardari had been due to address parliament this week after the Supreme Court admitted an opposition leader's petition demanding a judicial inquiry into the memo issue, including any role played by Zardari. That address has now been postponed.
An official from Zardari's Pakistan People's Party said Zardari likely had a reaction to medications that aggravated a pre-existing cardiovascular condition.
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