Bilawal, Bakhtawar head home after Zardari hospitalised

KARACHI: Former president Asif Ali Zardari was admitted to hospital on Friday after his health deteriorated, prompting his children, Bilawal and Bakhtawar to rush to Karachi, Geo News reported quoting sources within the PPP.

Zardari was said to be admitted to a private hospital located in an upscale locality of Karachi. PPP Co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived in Karachi from Islamabad, while Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari and her husband reached the city from Dubai. Bilawal, during his recent address at the National Assembly, had said Zardari had attended a budget session despite being unwell.

The former president had arrived in Karachi recently from Lahore. In Lahore, he had recently attended a meeting with former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi. Last year in October, the PPP leader and former president was admitted to a hospital due to low sugar level.