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- ↑ "Lost glory of the Lahore Race Club". DAWN.COM. January 31, 2009.
- 1 2 Lahore Race Club Archived 2004-09-21 at the Wayback Machine at pakboi.gov.pk
- 1 2 3 4 "Lahore Race Club to arrange first night-race in June", dailytimes.com.pk
- ↑ Famous Architecture Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine at lahoredishaan.com