Zardari had stroke, facial paralysis: report

December 09, 2011 12:06

In other news, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had a "mild" stroke that caused bleeding in the brain and facial paralysis before he was flown to Dubai for treatment. However, the President was stable and out of danger as the
stroke and intenal bleeding were not "life threatening", The News daily reports.

Zardari, 56, would require "some treatment, including speech therapy, to resume his normal life", said the report in the daily known for its strident criticism of the President.
Zardari is "likely to be flown to London for detailed
treatment", the daily quoted a source as saying.

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