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- ↑ "BCDA striving for development of coastal belt of Balochistan: DG Asadullah". Nation.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ "Balochistan Coastal Development Authority to be made active to boost tourism, says CM". Nation.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ "The Balochistan coastal development authority act, 1998" (PDF). Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.