MULTAN: Afghan President Hamid Karzai phoned former prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and expressed concern over the kidnapping of his son.

Afghan President prayed for the early recovery of Syed Ali Haider Gilani.

Karzai said both Pakistan and Afghanistan were sailing in the same boat and stressed the need to defeat the evil of terrorism collectively and resolutely.

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