Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari returned to Islamabad early
Friday morning after his brief private visit, Presidential spokesman
said.
President Zardari left for Dubai on Thursday amidst
political uncertainty in the country in the wake of tension of the
government with the judiciary and the powerful army.
“President
Asif Zardari, who had gone to Dubai Thursday afternoon on a private
visit to attend a wedding returned to Islamabad in the wee hours of
Friday morning,” presidential spokesman Farhatulah Babar said.
Babar said in a text message that the President travelled to Dubai for a few hours on private visit to attend a wedding.
Sources
had said on Thursday that the President will also undergo medical
check-ups, but the spokesman statement did not mention in his Friday’s
statement.
President Zardari was suddenly flown to UAE last
month on health grounds but his trip had sparked speculations and even
local media had reported that he would not come and that he could
resign. But he returned after a month treatment in a Dubai hospital.
The
Thursday’s trip had come at a time when President Zardari was facing
growing pressure over an alleged memo sent to the US by former Pakistani
ambassador in Washington Hussain Haqqani to seek US help for President
Zardari to assert control over the army.
The memo, which is now a
big scandal in Pakistan, had also allegedly sought US help to stop a
possible military coup after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Online
