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- ↑ "Pakistani man beaten to death over alleged blasphemy remarks". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ↑ ANI (2023-05-07). "Violent mob lynches man accused of blasphemy at Imran Khan rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
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