Zardari Heart Attack

Pakistan's president returned home early Monday, nearly two weeks after a surprise trip to Dubai for medical treatment sparked rumors that he might step down under pressure from the country's powerful military.

A statement from Pakistan's president says he will be discharged from hospital in Dubai on Thursday, and that all tests carried out on him returned results "within normal range." The statement on Wednesday said that Asif Ali Zardari was to "rest at home", once he has left the hospital.

President Asif Ali Zardari has not suffered a stroke and his condition is improving rapidly though he would need to rest for two weeks in a Dubai hospital before returning to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had a "mild" stroke that caused bleeding in the brain and facial paralysis before he was flown to Dubai for treatment, a media report said today. However, the President was stable and out of danger as the stroke and internal bleeding were not "life threatening", The News daily quoted its sources as saying.

The US has discounted rumours of a "silent coup" against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari after reports that he had gone to Dubai following a heart attack. "We have seen the reports. We certainly wish him a speedy recovery," White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday when asked to comment on media speculation that Zardari was contemplating...

Pakistan's embattled President Asif Ali Zardari will remain in hospital in Dubai until further notice after suffering a minor heart attack and undergoing an operation, officials said on Wednesday.

Pakistan's president returned home early Monday, nearly two weeks after a surprise trip to Dubai for medical treatment sparked rumors that he might step down under pressure from the country's powerful military.

A statement from Pakistan's president says he will be discharged from hospital in Dubai on Thursday, and that all tests carried out on him returned results "within normal range." The statement on Wednesday said that Asif Ali Zardari was to "rest at home", once he has left the hospital.

President Asif Ali Zardari has not suffered a stroke and his condition is improving rapidly though he would need to rest for two weeks in a Dubai hospital before returning to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had a "mild" stroke that caused bleeding in the brain and facial paralysis before he was flown to Dubai for treatment, a media report said today. However, the President was stable and out of danger as the stroke and internal bleeding were not "life threatening", The News daily quoted its sources as saying.

The US has discounted rumours of a "silent coup" against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari after reports that he had gone to Dubai following a heart attack. "We have seen the reports. We certainly wish him a speedy recovery," White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday when asked to comment on media speculation that Zardari was contemplating...

Pakistan's embattled President Asif Ali Zardari will remain in hospital in Dubai until further notice after suffering a minor heart attack and undergoing an operation, officials said on Wednesday.