Rehman Malik calls for Zardari’s treatment in Dubai

Published October 27, 2019
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Rehman Malik has urged the government to allow former president Asif Ali Zardari to receive treatment from his doctor in Dubai. — AP/File
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Rehman Malik has urged the government to allow former president Asif Ali Zardari to receive treatment from his doctor in Dubai. — AP/File

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Rehman Malik has urged the government to allow former president Asif Ali Zardari to receive treatment from his doctor in Dubai.

In a statement issued here on Saturday, the PPP senator said that Mr Zardari did not deserve this kind of treatment and it was bringing bad name to the country as he was put behind bars on the basis of unproved charges during his trial.

Mr Malik, who is also the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior, said “I call upon every legislator, member of parliament and cabinet minister to think for necessary amendments into law to ensure the rule of law and to stop political victimisation rather to fade our image worldwide for imprisoning our leaders.”

He said Mr Zardari’s medical report submitted to the Senate Standing Committee on Interior by the jail authorities showed that his health is going down day by day hence he should continue to be treated in the hospital and shall be allowed to get his treatment as per his choice from his old doctor in Dubai.

He said Asif Zardari’s blood platelets were dropping rapidly which could be life threatening for him.

Mr Malik said Prime Minister Imran Khan must realise that the country was passing through a very crucial stage, especially in the wake of Indian aggression on boarders, unfinished agenda of Kashmir and the uncertain situation in Afghanistan. “This situation warrants a collective wisdom and national unity,” he added.

He urged the prime minister to immediately call a multi-party conference and place the economic and security situation of the country before it and move forward with collective strategy and political consensus which was the need of the time.

Published in Dawn, October 27th, 2019

Opinion

Editorial

Kurram atrocity
Updated 22 Nov, 2024

Kurram atrocity

It would be a monumental mistake for the state to continue ignoring the violence in Kurram.
Persistent grip
22 Nov, 2024

Persistent grip

PAKISTAN has now registered 50 polio cases this year. We all saw it coming and yet there was nothing we could do to...
Green transport
22 Nov, 2024

Green transport

THE government has taken a commendable step by announcing a New Energy Vehicle policy aiming to ensure that by 2030,...
Military option
Updated 21 Nov, 2024

Military option

While restoring peace is essential, addressing Balochistan’s socioeconomic deprivation is equally important.
HIV/AIDS disaster
21 Nov, 2024

HIV/AIDS disaster

A TORTUROUS sense of déjà vu is attached to the latest health fiasco at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. The largest...
Dubious pardon
21 Nov, 2024

Dubious pardon

IT is disturbing how a crime as grave as custodial death has culminated in an out-of-court ‘settlement’. The...