Pakistan condemns Karzai brother's killing

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan condemned the killing on Tuesday of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's younger brother as "an act of cowardice".

Although relations between the neighbours have been strained by accusations over cross-border attacks in recent weeks, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani telephoned Karzai to express his condolences.

Gilani's office said he expressed "shock and grief" over Ahmed Wali Karzai's assassination