Malik alarmed at Zardari's health.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik has expressed his deep concerns over the rapidly deteriorating health of incarcerated former president Asif Ali Zardari.

In a statement here on Saturday, the Senator urged the government to provide him complete health facilities as per the advice of his own doctor either in country or abroad as he wished.

He said that being unopposed democratically elected President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari didn't deserve this kind of treatment by government and it was bringing bad name to the country to put behind the bar an ailing former president for unproved charges and that during the trial.

'I call upon every legislator, member of the parliament and cabinet minister to think for necessary amendments into law to ensure the rule of law and to stop political victimisation rather to fade our image worldwide for imprisoning our leaders.' he said, adding that it was the need of hour to take and enhance the measures to implement the rule of law rather to adopt the carrot and stick policy to rule the country and suppress the opposition.

Govt should provide him complete facilities as per advice of his own doctor either in country or abroad, as he wishes'

Senator Malik said that Prime Minister Imran khan should think himself as human being while dealing with his political opponents and should keep in mind that this time shall too pass as power and rule do not last forever. He added that had the PM being at his place, Zardari would have treated him differently in a very parliamentary and democratic way.

The PPP lawmaker continued that the medical report of co-chairman of his party Asif Ali Zardari submitted to the Senate Standing Committee on Interior by the Jail authorities showed that his health was going down day by day. 'He [Zardari]should continue to be treated in the hospital and shall be allowed to get his treatment as per his choice from his old doctor in Dubai. He added that it was highly worrying for the family, friends and PPP's workers that...