Zardari In Dubai

Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's unpopular outgoing president saddled by corruption allegations, defied critics by staying in office for five years but steps down next month leaving his party in crisis.

Pakistan People's Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today returned to the country after spending over a week in Dubai but will not lead the party's campaign for the May 11 general election, one of his close aides said.

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said Friday he would definitely return home Sunday to contest historic elections in May and that he was prepared to risk any danger to his life.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari returned from Dubai early on Friday morning and his office says he is not worried about the political crisis that is gripping his country. Mr Zardari's government and Pakistan's powerful military have been in confrontation mode over the last few days, fuelling fears of a coup. There has also been pressure on th...

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has cut short his Dubai visit and has returned to his country. The country's Parliament meets today in an emergency session, even as the confrontation between the government and the powerful military is threatening to boil over.

In the midst of a continuing army-government stand-off, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday surprisingly flew to Dubai but fears of a military coup waned with the focus shifting to a crucial hearing by the Supreme Court on Monday.

The barely minute long phone conversation on December 16 between Pakistan's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and President Asif Ali Zardari, who was then in Dubai, triggered massive speculation here, forcing authorities to clarify that there was nothing to it.

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 President Asif Ali Zardari, who was treated for a heart condition in Dubai, could return to his country late tonight, according to a media report. Mr Zardari had been declared "completely fit" by doctors and was told he could resume his normal duties, a Pakistan news channel quoted its sources as saying.

Some secretarial staff from the presidency have flown to the United Arab Emirates amid speculation that a presidential camp office was being set up at Pakistan's ailing President Asif Ali Zardari's private residence in Dubai.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was on Wednesday discharged from a Dubai hospital where he was being treated for a heart condition and moved to his private residence in the emirate to recuperate, presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said.

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's President Asif Ali Zardari is "fine" and will return home from Dubai soon, a senior journalist quoted him as saying today as speculation persisted about the embattled leader's health and the fate of the Pakistan People's Party-led government.

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.

Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's unpopular outgoing president saddled by corruption allegations, defied critics by staying in office for five years but steps down next month leaving his party in crisis.

Pakistan People's Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today returned to the country after spending over a week in Dubai but will not lead the party's campaign for the May 11 general election, one of his close aides said.

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said Friday he would definitely return home Sunday to contest historic elections in May and that he was prepared to risk any danger to his life.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari returned from Dubai early on Friday morning and his office says he is not worried about the political crisis that is gripping his country. Mr Zardari's government and Pakistan's powerful military have been in confrontation mode over the last few days, fuelling fears of a coup. There has also been pressure on th...

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has cut short his Dubai visit and has returned to his country. The country's Parliament meets today in an emergency session, even as the confrontation between the government and the powerful military is threatening to boil over.

In the midst of a continuing army-government stand-off, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday surprisingly flew to Dubai but fears of a military coup waned with the focus shifting to a crucial hearing by the Supreme Court on Monday.

The barely minute long phone conversation on December 16 between Pakistan's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and President Asif Ali Zardari, who was then in Dubai, triggered massive speculation here, forcing authorities to clarify that there was nothing to it.

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 President Asif Ali Zardari, who was treated for a heart condition in Dubai, could return to his country late tonight, according to a media report. Mr Zardari had been declared "completely fit" by doctors and was told he could resume his normal duties, a Pakistan news channel quoted its sources as saying.

Some secretarial staff from the presidency have flown to the United Arab Emirates amid speculation that a presidential camp office was being set up at Pakistan's ailing President Asif Ali Zardari's private residence in Dubai.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was on Wednesday discharged from a Dubai hospital where he was being treated for a heart condition and moved to his private residence in the emirate to recuperate, presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said.

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's President Asif Ali Zardari is "fine" and will return home from Dubai soon, a senior journalist quoted him as saying today as speculation persisted about the embattled leader's health and the fate of the Pakistan People's Party-led government.

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.