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Pakistan Fastest Athlete John Permal Passes Away

KARACHI: John Permal, the fastest athlete of Pakistan has passed away, he was 72. He was suffering from cancer.

His son Tony Khan took twitter and passed on information to the nation regarding passing away of his father. He said his father was suffering from and lost his life after battling the disease for eight months.

As per media reports John Permal represented the country in 1972 Munich Olympic, 1966, 1970 Asian games.

The athlete got a gold medal in national games held in Dhaka back in 1968. He remained the fastest athlete in the country from 1964 to 1976.

His son also talked about the athletic nature that even after his retirement he used to walk three km daily.