Hamid Mir (42), one of the top-notch Pakistani journalists, became world-famous and is often quoted by international media because of his three exclusive interviews of Osama bin Laden, the last one made on November 7, 2001, near Kabul, after the outbreak of the war against the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Now the Executive Editor of the privately-owned GEO TV in Islamabad and the host of the most popular Pakistan’s talk show, “Capital Talk”, he earned his reputation of a courageous newsman and tough opponent of the military dictatorship.
