The Balochistan Assembly, Monday turning down the rumours about the president Asif Ali Zardari, prayed for his early recovery. Speaker Muhammad Aslam Bhootani presided over the assembly session that termed the rumours as part of the negative campaign of the opponents of the present government.
Minster for Works and Deputy parliamentary leader of Pakistan People's Party, in the Assembly Haji Ali Madad Jatak while drawing attention of the chair said that President Asif Ali Zardari was admitted to a Dubai-based hospital for treatment. Minister for Women Development and the PPP leader Ghazala Gola said that President Zardari was in Dubai due to his ailment. She said that rumours and propaganda on the issue is totally false and baseless. President Zardari is elected president of the country as all parliamentary political parties had voted for his office, she said.
Senior Minister for Planning and Development and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F parliamentary leader Maulana Abdul Wasey, Minister for Revenue and Awami National Party parliamentary leader Eng Zamarak Khan Piralizai, Minister for Inter-Provincial Co-ordination and the Pakistan Muslim League-Q leader Dr Ruqayya Saeed Hashmi, Minister for Agriculture and Balochistan National Party Awami leader Mir Asad Baloch, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Shama Pervin Magsi and others were present in the house.