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- 1 2 List of civil award winners (Sabir Zafar's award info) Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 August 2009, Retrieved 18 April 2019
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- ↑ Sohail, Saadia win best actor, actress awards (12th PTV Awards ceremony) Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 January 2004, Retrieved 20 April 2019
- ↑ MTV Pakistan music awards to be held in May Dawn (newspaper), Published 10 May 2009, Retrieved 20 April 2019
