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- ↑ Heritage Foundation of Pakistan heritagefoundationpak.org. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ About Us | Heritage Foundation of Pakistan heritagefoundationpak.org. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi building on ArchNet.org website Retrieved 21 May 2020
- ↑ Hindu Gymkhana as archaeological site Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 April 2012, Retrieved 21 May 2020
- ↑ Laila Kazmi, "Yasmeen Lari" jazbah.org (Women of Pakistan) website, Retrieved 21 May 2020.
