PM congratulates Hamid Karzai on becoming father

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday congratulated Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the birth of his daughter.

The Prime Minister called up Karzai to convey his good wishes for the health and future well being of the mother and the child, the PMO said in a statement.

Karzai, 55, is married to Zinat Karzai, a doctor by profession, since 1998 and this is their first child.

–PTI