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WASHINGTON: Khalid Ali, a veteran journalist and a senior information official, died in Northern Virginia. He was 101. His funeral was held on Tuesday at Adams Center, Virginia, his neighborhood mosque. A graduate from Aligarh Muslim University, Khalid Ali joined Dawn, Delhi as a reporter in 1945. After a brief stint in Dawn, Karachi, after Parti­tion, he joined the press information department …

Karachi and Hyderabad saw intermittent showers on Tuesday as forecasted by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) at the weekend, with various authorities issuing alerts and advisories for citizens. As a result of the rain, traffic police said the flow of traffic in Karachi was hindered from Regent Plaza towards Awari, Hassan Square towards New Town and from Mehmoodabad towards Nursery. …

ISLAMABAD: The ex-mill sugar price fell by nearly 29 per cent on Wednesday and officials in the finance ministry expressed the hope that the sweetener will see a considerable decline in the open market in a few days. The ex-mill price in Punjab dropped to Rs103 per kg and in Karachi to Rs105 from Rs145 per kg, Spokesperson to Adviser …

KARACHI: Karachi outplayed Quetta and Abbottabad beat Multan in the ongoing NBP Blind Cricket T20 Trophy here on Wednesday to qualify for the semifinals. In the first match played at Afza Cricket Ground, Karachi won the toss and elected to field first. Quetta’s managed to score 217 for 6 with Naseebullah being the top scorer with 74 off just 45 …

KARACHI: When the Pakistan Super League V came to a shuddering halt midway through last March, nobody would have predicted then that the conclusion of the franchise-based Tweny20 competition could throw up a dream final here on Tuesday between two teams — Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars — with very high reputations and expectations but much less achievements. Prayers of …

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a reduction in fares for its flights from Karachi to Lahore and Islamabad from Friday. A PIA spokesman said the one-way fare from Karachi to Islamabad and Karachi to Lahore will be Rs7,879 with only hand baggage. However, the fare with 35 kg baggage will be Rs8,543. PIA operates four flights daily on …