1968 in Pakistan

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References

  1. Field hockey at the Summer Olympics – 1968
  2. Tariq Aziz
  3. "Shahbaz Ahmad – Speedy Left-in of Pakistan Hockey". Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2012-10-22.