Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Is President Zardari Going To Resign?
Sources close to President Asif Zardari have denied media reports about him resigning on account of ill health and said he is expected to return after routine medical checkup As reported Wednesday.
The sources term magazine news baseless and fabricated.
A US magazine claimed that President Zardari is under extreme pressure over the Memogate scandal and has been hospitalised in Dubai for medical checkups, complaining of heartache.
Citing former US official, American magazine Foreign Policy reported that the US government was informed that Zardari had a 'minor heart attack' on Monday night and flew to Dubai via air ambulance on Tuesday.
According to the US magazine, Zardari may have angioplasty on Wednesday and may also resign on account of 'ill health’.
US magazine claimed that President Asif Ali Zardari had been feeling increased pressure over the Memogate scandal.
Former US government official said that President Barrack Obama spoke with Zardari over the weekend regarding Nato's killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers, Zardari was 'incoherent.'
"The noose was getting tighter it was only a matter of time," the former official said, expressing the growing expectation inside the US government that Zardari may be on the way out.
US magazine quoted its source that over a dozen of Zardari's ambassadors in foreign countries were in the process of being recalled in what might be a precursor to Zardari stepping down as president.
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