From Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad/Dubai, Dec 7 (PTI) Beleaguered Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been admitted to a Dubai hospital following heart complications, triggering intense speculation that he may step down in the face of army pressure over the 'memogate' scandal. 56-year-old Zardari was flown to the Emirates for "an emergency medical check up in a Pakistan Air Force plane equipped with medical devices", Gulf News reported quoting diplomatic sources. Quoting his personal physician Col Salman, the paper said that "Zaradri underwent medical tests, linked to a previously diagnosed cardio-vascular conditions including a MRI". It said Zardari had felt "chest pains" during a meeting woth government ministers in Pakistan and had decided to come to Dubai as a precaution. An official statement in Islamabad said he was "stable" but will remain under observation. Zardari's sudden departure triggered an intense speculation with an American website The Cable -- a blog of prestigious US magazine 'Foreign Policy' saying that "it is growing expectations inside the US Government that Zardari may be on the way out". He may have angioplasty today and may also resign on account of "ill health", said the blog, which has been filing a series of stories on Pakistan related to 'memogate'. The 'memogate' centers on a memo sent to a top American official in May asking for help in reining in Pakistan's military, following the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The Pakistani president had been feeling increased pressure over the scandal that has infuriated the country's powerful general. MORE
