By IANS,
Islamabad : President Asif Ali Zardari had not wanted to leave Pakistan and he flew to Dubai for medical check-up after consultations, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday.
Gilani told the cabinet here that President Zardari did not want to leave the country for treatment and he was sent abroad after consultations, Geo News reported.
The media report did not elaborate with whom the consultations took place.
The prime minister said Zardari went to Dubai for medical check-up and he is better now.
Zardari abruptly flew out of Pakistan Tuesday, leading to much confusion and intense speculation. The official line was that he had gone to Dubai for medical tests and also to meet his children, though Pakistan Army doctors who carried out a medical check up declared him fit.
A US magazine quoted a former American official as saying that Zardari had a minor heart attack and may resign as president.
A health bulletin issued by Zardari’s physician Colonel Salman Wednesday said: “Routine evaluation of the president’s condition is being carried out. Investigations carried out so far are essentially within normal range and the president’s condition is stable.”
The US Thursday discounted rumours of a “silent coup” against Zardari, who has been under considerable pressure ever since a secret memo to Washington came to light. The memo claimed that Zardari feared a military coup following a May 2 US commando raid in which Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed.