KABUL (PAN): Another political group Sunday pledged support to President Hamid Karzai in the upcoming presidential elections, slated for August 20.

Senior leaders of the United Islamic Party (UIP), headed by Waheedullah Sabawoon, assured the incumbent president of their backing at a meeting here today.

Speaking on the occasion, Sabawoon hailed Karzai as the most suitable candidate for presidency. He said the president -- enjoying a better reputation than all his rivals -- and thus deserved a second term in office.

In other news, hundreds of people from Istalif area of Kabul promised to back another presidential hopeful, former foreign minister Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.  

Addressing participants of the gathering, Abdullah remarked August 20 -- Election Day -- would be a day of victory and deliverance from suffering for the Afghan masses.

Similarly, Abdullah also won a strong support vow from a political entity named Majma-i-Siasi Rah-i-Naw. Karzai and his ex-foreign minister are the leading contenders for the top slot.