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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari would be discharged from a Dubai hospital on Thursday, his spokesman said Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Image Credit: Supplied

Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari would be discharged from a Dubai hospital on Thursday, his spokesman said Wednesday.

"All tests are clear and the doctors plan to discharge the President from hospital tomorrow to take rest at home and continue the heart medication," presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar told AFP.

Major scandal

"The president is recovering and the doctors have advised him complete rest," Babar said, adding that Zardari would remain at his house in Dubai.

The 56-year-old Zardari flew to the United Arab Emirates last Tuesday after falling ill in the midst of a major scandal over alleged attempts by a close aide to seek US help to limit the power of Pakistan's military.

Babar declined to comment when Zardari would be returning to Pakistan.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has denied that Zardari had suffered a stroke or offered to resign, despite rumours and reports to the contrary.

Zardari, who has a long-standing heart condition, was being treated at the American Hospital in Dubai.

He is facing a major scandal over the extent to which he was involved in any attempts to rein in the military.

Pakistan is also battling its worst crisis in US relations after Nato air strikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on November 26.