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- 1 2 Opening Doors for Girls in Balochistan Province of Pakistan UNICEF 2003 Retrieved 17 April 2011
- ↑ "Experts for end to disparity in Balochistan". Dawn (newspaper). 28 November 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ "Members of NCHR". National Commission of Human Rights Pakistan - NCHR Pakistan.
