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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Investigation launched after fatal blaze on Karachi Express train".
- ↑ "CM condoles loss of lives". The Nation. April 27, 2023.
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- ↑ "Railways minister hints at sabotage as train fire snuffs out seven lives". Dunya News.