Zardari Ill

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday skipped the lunch hosted by the Prime Minister in honour of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari apparently due to ill health. The Congress president, who was invited for the lunch, had sent a letter of regret, sources said.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has appeared in public for the first time after a surprise visit to Dubai for medical treatment sparked rumours that he might be about to step down under pressure from the country's powerful military.

Pakistan's ailing President Asif Ali Zardari today scotched speculation that he could be ousted under a constitutional provision that provides for the removal of a president on the ground of "physical or mental incapacity".

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.

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday skipped the lunch hosted by the Prime Minister in honour of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari apparently due to ill health. The Congress president, who was invited for the lunch, had sent a letter of regret, sources said.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has appeared in public for the first time after a surprise visit to Dubai for medical treatment sparked rumours that he might be about to step down under pressure from the country's powerful military.

Pakistan's ailing President Asif Ali Zardari today scotched speculation that he could be ousted under a constitutional provision that provides for the removal of a president on the ground of "physical or mental incapacity".

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.