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- 1 2 3 "Punjab jails house 160 percent more inmates". Daily Times (newspaper). 21 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ↑ Prison inspectorate 'cornered' by powers-that-be Dawn (newspaper), Published 5 May 2011, Retrieved 2 April 2022
- ↑ Jails in the Punjab (includes District Jail Sheikhupura) Punjab Prisons, Government of the Punjab website, Retrieved 2 April 2022
