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- ↑ "روزنامہ دنیا :- شہر کی دنیا:-نالہ بھمبر پر منی ڈیم فوری تعمیر کیا جائے ، چوہدری علی اختر". Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :-.
- ↑ "Senate panel resents delay in Khisar dam project". The Express Tribune. February 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Wapda". wapda.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ "2MW capacity Bhimber Dam project to be completed by 2024". 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
