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ISLAMABAD – Senior journalist Sardar Sadaqat Ali who works for Channel 24 was injured in a road accident Monday evening.
He sustained head injuries and was rushed to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).
Reports said a recklessly driven tractor trolley hit his car near Koral. The doctors were treating Ali who was said to be out of danger.
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