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- 1 2 Sector Commanders Forum . Archived 2009-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ A reminiscence by Brig Gen Shafaat Ahmad published on January 8, 2010.
- 1 2 3 From the memory of freedom fighter Shahidullah Khan Badal, December 17, 2004.
- 1 2 From the diary of a freedom fighter, January 7, 2010.
- 1 2 Samakal, A daily newspaper, December 16, 2009 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine .