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- ↑ Gardez, Afghanistan on GlobalSecurity.org website Retrieved 24 May 2022
- ↑ Maneesha Tikekar (2004). Gardezi. Bibliophile South Asia. ISBN 9788185002347 . Retrieved 24 May 2022– via Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan (page 253) via Google Books.
