President suffers foot fracture in Dubai

President Asif Ali Zardari, suffered a foot fracture last night upon disembarking a plane at Dubai Airport, a President House Spokesperson said on Thursday.

He was immediately taken to the hospital for initial medical assistance. After examination, doctors applied a plaster to his foot, the spokesperson said adding that the plaster will remain for four weeks.

President Zardari has been advised to rest completely at home.

"The cast will remain on his leg for four weeks," the statement read. It added that President Zardari was sent home and advised complete rest.

At 69 years of age, the president has had multiple health issues in recent years. In March 2023, he underwent eye surgery in the United Arab Emirates.

In 2022, he was admitted to Karachi's Dr Ziauddin Hospital for one week for treatment of a chest infection. Amid rumours of ill health, his personal physician and close aide Dr Asim Hussain took to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to confirm that he "is in good health".

He tested positive for Covid-19 in July 2022 but only experienced "mild symptoms", according to his son and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.

A year prior to that, Zardari was admitted to a private hospital in Karachi due to "exertion and exhaustion" caused by his frequent travelling.

(WITH ADDITIONAL INPUT NEWS DESK)