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Nationality | Pakistani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 5 September 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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