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- ↑ Oasis 1 January 2005
- ↑ Goans of Pakistan website Accessed 24 January 2017
- ↑ Paktive website Accessed 24 January 2017
- ↑ Mascarenhas, Oswin (2011). The Origin and Evolution of St Lawrence's Parish, Karachi, Pakistan: The Garden Area with the Settlement of the Christian Community (Kindle Location 572). Kindle Edition.
- ↑ The Mail Archive website Accessed 24 January 2017
- ↑ Tribune September 12, 2011
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