ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari was expected to undergo further tests in a Dubai hospital on Thursday after suffering a minor heart attack that forced allies to deny frenzied resignation rumours.
Zardari was on Thursday spending a second day in a UAE bed while facing a major scandal over to what extent he was involved in alleged attempts by a close aide to seek US help to limit the power of Pakistan’s military.
“President Zardari’s condition is stable, he is fine, he is OK,”presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar told AFP on Thursday.
Aides have so far been unable to say when he will return home, after one member of the cabinet initially said he would go back to Islamabad on Thursday.
“It depends on the doctors, when he will be discharged. They will tell after receiving results of some more tests,” Babar added.
He said Zardari’s illness stems from a “pre-existing heart condition” and that the president has been fitted with stents. He reportedly suffered a minor heart attack six years ago.
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