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- ↑ Assembly (1955-1956), Pakistan Constituent (1956). Constituent Assembly of Pakistan Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. p. 2594.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Federal%20Cabinet%201947/05%20Huseyn%20Shaheed%20Suhrawardy.pdf
- ↑ "List of members of the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan" (PDF). na.gov.pk. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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