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- ↑ "Gilgit-Baltistan Council". Gilgit-Baltistan Council. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ "Election of G-B Council members notified". 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "PTI Wins 4 Out of 6 Seats of GB Council".